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Karnam Malleshwari is the first Indian woman to win a medal in weightlifting in the ________.

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Asiad Games
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Olympic Games
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Commonwealth Games
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None of these
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The correct option is D Olympic Games
Karnam Malleswari. Karnam Malleswari (born June 1, 1975) is an Indian athlete. She is best known as a weightlifter who won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney. She became the first Indian woman to stand on an Olympic victor's podium, and she was the only Indian to win a medal in the 2000 olympic games.

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