*Sania Mirza

The 19- year old Sania Mirza, who has sports in her blood, was the first Indian sports woman to enter in to the first 50’s of the WTA ranking. She was also the first Indian to make it to the third round in a Grand Slam event. Sania Mirza won the distinction of being the first Indian sportswoman to feature on the cover of Time magazine.

*Kunjarani Devi

Indian’s weightlifter, Kunjarani Devi of Manipur, a deputy superintendent with the central reserve police force. She won the first gold medal for the country in the women’s 48 kg category, at the 18th common-wealth games in Melbourne, Australia on March 16, 2006. This golden lady has earned the distinction of being listed among the `Top 100 weight liters of the century’ in an issue of world weightlifting.

*Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

The 34-year old Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, an Indian shooter, won a silver medal at the 28th Olympic Games in Athens, 2004. He has won India’s first ever individual silver medal in shooting at the Olympics.

*A sport star

A star is born: After Sania, Saina

After Sania Mirza, another young lady from Hyderabad has made India proud. Seventeen –year old Saina Nehwal becomes the first Indian woman town a badminton grand prix event on May 28, 2006.

Olympics games

*Olympic Games are the biggest sports festival of the world, in which most of the countries of the world participate.

• The ancient Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece around 776 BC.
• The Olympic motto comprises of 3 Latin words ITIUS, ALTIUS, and FORTUS; which mean faster, higher and stronger respectively.
• The Olympic symbol, created in 1913, consists of five interlocking rings that represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the America- north and south.
• The first modem Olympic Games were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.