These Indian sports personalities made India proud in 2019 by winning laurels on a global level. Kudos to these immensely talented sports personalities!
Sports is one of the most disciplined and admired fields around the world. The involvement of the fans is as much as that of the sports personalities who deliver their best on the field. While India is a major cricket-loving country, there are a number of athletes from other sports who have made our country proud with their sheer perseverance and hard work. Check out these enthusiastic Indian sports personalities who came out as champions in 2019.
Here are the Indian sports personalities who made us proud in 2019:
Dutee Chand
First Indian to win a 100m gold in a global event
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Hima Das
Won 5 gold medals in 20 days
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PV Sindhu
First Indian to win World Championships
Manasi Joshi
Won BWF Para-Badminton World Championship
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Aishwarya Pissay
(FMSCI) first Indian woman to win a motorsport title
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PU Chitra
Clinched gold in women's 1500m race
Vinesh Phogat
Won her maiden World Championships medal in the women's 53 kg freestyle wrestling.
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Ajay Kumar Saroj
Won silver medal for the men's 1500-meters race at the Asian Athletics Championships
Sanjivani Baburao Jadhav
Obtained bronze medal for the women's 10,000 race at the Asian Athletics Championships
Tejinder Pal Singh Toor
Clinched gold medal for the men's shot put
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Gomathi Marimuthu
Won gold in the women's 800-meters final race
Mariyappan Thangavelu
Gold at Indian Paralympic men’s high jump T-42 category
Devendra Jhajharia
Won two gold medals at the Paralympics for javelin throw
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Shivpal Singh
silver medal for the men's javelin throw
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Avinash Mukund Sable
second place in the 3000m men's steeplechase race
Sunil Chhetri
Indian football captain who holds the record for the second-highest international goal-scorer.
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Sumit Nagal
Grand Slam debut at the US Open and won a set against GOAT Roger Federer at FIM Bajas World Cup.
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Indian women's rugby team
Secured the 3rd position in the tournament with the first-ever international 15s victory
Komalika Bari
The second Indian woman to win gold after Deepika Kumari (2009).
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Indian disabled cricket team
T20 Physical Disability World Series held in England
Naresh Kumar Sharma
Indian shooter and Arjuna award winner Naresh Kumar Sharma became the first Indian Paralympic athlete to book his place.
Deepa Malik
Deepa comes under the category of the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games
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Jeremy Lalrinnunga
Lifted 134 kilograms at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in the snatch category.
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These personalities inspire each and every one of us.