Thread by @IWTKQuiz

We celebrate #NationalSportsDay with a thread on all amazing feats achieved by Indian women in sports since the 90's in no particular order.

We are #90skids after all.

Karnam Malleswari winning bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

First ever woman medalist at the Olympics for India and a small matter of inspiring Mahendra Singh Phogat to think of his daughter's as possible medalists in the future.

Awaiting her biopic soon.

1998 Asian Games was associated with Jyotirmoyee Sikdar. She won the middle distance double in 1998, the only 2 golds that India won in Athletics.

2002 Commonwealth Games hockey gold. The Suraj Lata Devi led team, defied all expectations to secure a gold in Hockey.

Their victory inspired a certain Jaideep Sahni to write a story about the women's hockey team and that became Chak De India.

In the highly competitive field of chess, Koneru Humpy became the then youngest women's grandmaster in 2002.

She has gone on to have a storied career including becoming the women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2019.

In 2003, Anju Bobby George leapt into our hearts becoming the first Indian to win a medal at the world Athletics championships.

At the 2004 Olympics, she finished 5th with a national record. Or 2nd considering that the 3 medalists have all had doping accusations.

No one has done more for Indian women's boxing than @MangteC. Legend.

She won the first of her 6 world titles in 2002. An olympic medal in 2012.
And at the age of 35, won a 6th world title in 2018. 🙏

Indian women are really good at the 4x400m relay. So good that they haven't lost at the Asian Games since 2002.

Oh the small matter of winning the gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. This video brings us goosebumps even 10 years later.

It's safe to say for a long long time Indian women's cricket only meant @M_Raj03. In 2002, at the same venue where a few years earlier Dravid and Ganguly had put on 318, she scored the then highest test score in women's cricket.

Sadly no video is known to exist of that innings.

A sight so rare, that it still brings us cheer amidst all gloom in the world.

All 3 medalists at a world event being Indians.

Seema Antil (Bronze), Krishna Poonia (Gold), Harwant Kaur (Silver) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

She may have won the Commonwealth Gold in 2010, the Olympic Bronze in 2012, but @NSaina truly conquered the world in 2015, when she became the world number 1.

Waiting for the all-Indian final at the 2021 Olympics now.

It would be an injustice to call this knock by @ImHarmanpreet as just a 100.. It was truly among the greatest ODI innings of all time.

Australia are so good in semifinals of world cup's, that this was their first defeat ever in either men's or women's world cup semifinals.

Sania Mirza won the first of her grandslams in 2009 along with Mahesh Bhupathi.

Her partnership with Martina Hingis saw her become the world number 1 in doubles.

Only thing missing from her CV - an Olympic medal. Maybe 2021...

Deepika Kumari became world number 1 in recurve archery just prior to the Olympics in 2012. She has also won world championship medals.

As a child, her archery skills were honed while aiming for mangoes with stones. She has come a really long way. Truly inspirational stuff.

Deepa Malik, has done so many things in life - climbing mountains, drive rally cars, but nothing can takeaway from the fact that she is India's first women's Paralympic medalist.

Dipa Karmakar was born with flat feet, an undesireable condition especially if you want to do gymnastics.

But overcoming all odds, she perfected the most dangerous and difficult move - the Produnova, to let India dream of a medal at the Olympics.

Oooh soo close.

The Phogat sisters overcame adversity and rampant sexism to win medals at many World events.

Of course you have all seen Dangal.

Another Phogat making us proud is Vinesh, who for some reason gets called out as Vinesh Vinesh in international competitions.

Bronze medalist at the world championships, she is a genuine medal hope at the 2021 games.

Indian women saved us the blushes by winning its 2 medals at the 2016 Olympics.

Lots of gratitude to Sakshi Malik and @Pvsindhu1 for that.

Of course, PV Sindhu is the reigning world champion in Badminton.

Manika Batra has put India back on the table tennis map. 4 medals at the Commonwealth games and a historic bronze at the 2018 Asian Games. Truly inspirational.

Manu Bhaker at the age of 16 won India the gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She is so so so good, that she was among the first to qualify for the 2020 Olympics.

We know what prodigious talents who announce themselves at age 16 do for the country, don't we?

An absolute stunner of a goal from Rani Rampaul helped India qualify for the 2020 Olympics. A true Khel Ratna.

Check the goal -

Hima Das - first ever track gold at the World Junior Championships.. History.

Particularly like the fact that along with the Indian flag she took out the Gamucha as well.

Swapna Burman had a birth defect with 6 toes. Couldn't afford special shoes. But wow, at the 2018 Asian Games, put everything aside to win the Gold.

Another Khel Ratna - Mirabhai Chanu. She won India its second ever world championship gold in weightlifting in 2017.

The Olympics cannot come soon enough for all these potential medalists.

Which other Indian women sporting achievement has inspired you? Reply and we will RT the best ones.