Celebrating International Women’s Day

It is usually a pride to be a woman and International women’s day is an occasion to celebrate it. The International Women’s day which is celebrated on March 8th is to observe the success of women in a discipline like Sports’. Apart from celebrations in their achievements, the day is likewise used to express our respect, appreciation, and love closer to the maximum powerful Women. Take a look at some of our powerful women.

1. Dutee Chand– First Indian to win 100m gold in a worldwide event
National record holder Dutee Chand became the primary Indian female athlete to clinch a gold medal at the 30th Summer University Games in Napoli, Italy after she won the 100m dash event in July. The 23-year-antique Dutee clocked 11.32 seconds to win the gold as she led the race from beginning to complete.

2. Hima Das- Won 5 gold medals in 20 days
She’s only the second Indian sprinter to win gold in a global occasion after Hima Das, who clinched the pinnacle spot in 400m within the world junior Athletics Championship remaining 12 months.
July 2, Poznan: 200m gold (23.65 seconds)
July 7, Kunto: 200m gold (23.24second)
July 17, Tabor: 200m gold (23.25 second)
July 20, Prague: 400m gold(52.09 seconds)
These are the timing of Hima das, who received 5 successive gold medals in distinctive meets across Poland and Czech Republic in July within 20 days. Four of her victories came in the 200m dash whilst her 5th pinnacle-podium finish was inside the 400m event. Hima das is the second-fastest Asian, presenting inside the top-10 beneath-20 runners in the 200m occasion.

3. PV Sindhu – First India to World Championships
2013-Bronze
2014-Bronze
2017-Sliver
2018-Sliver
2019-Gold

PV Sindhu on August 25 became the primary Indian to win gold in BWF World Badminton Championship by beating familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a lopsided very last in Basel. The Indian won 21-721-7 within the summit clash that lasted simply 38 minutes.

4. Manasi Joshi –Won BWF Para-Badminton World Championship
Para-badminton player Mansi Joshi also created history by means of securing gold on the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships, just a day earlier than Sindhu.
Joshi defeated Parul Parmar within the SL3 class (ac class that consists of player who should have an impairment in one or both limbs and have terrible strolling or going for walks balance) of the ladies singles category.

5. PU Chitra – Clinched gold in Women’s 1500m race.
India’s middle-distance runner PU Chitra ran her season’s first-class to win the ladies 1500m gold on the Folksam Grand Prix in Sweden in June these 12 months. Chitra, who received the gold inside the Asian Championships in April, Clocked four-minute 12.65 seconds to finish beforehand of Kenya’s Mercy Cherono.

By: Shubhi Singh
Content: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/indian-women-athletes-gold-medals-1593068-2019-08-29