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FAMOUS SPORTS PERSONALITIES STD 1 February 2020 IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS SPORTS PERSONALITIES. Sachin RameSh TendulkaR He is called the God of Cricket, Little Master and Master Blaster. Kapil Dev Kapil Dev Ram Lal Nikhanj is regarded as one of the greatest captains in the history of cricket. He captained India’s winning cricket team in the 1983 World Cup. Milkha Singh • Milkha Singh, also known as ‘Flying Sikh’, is an Indian former track and field sprinter. Saina Nehwal • One of the best female badminton players of India. Mahendra Singh Dhoni • He was a wicket- keeper and the Captain of the Indian cricket team. Abhinav Bindra •He is a famous Indian shooter who won the gold medal for shooting in the 2008 Olympics. dhyan chand • He is a very famous Indian hockey player. His birthday is celebrated as the National Sports Day of India. Mary Kom • Mary Kom is an Indian boxer . • Kom was born at Manipur in India. • She is the only woman to become World Boxing champion for a record six times and the only boxer to win eight World Championship medals. Hima Das • She is a female athlete who won the gold medal at the IAAF U-20 championships. She also holds the Indian national record for 400 m. Sushil Kumar • He is a famous Indian wrestler. • At the 2010 World Wrestling, Kumar became the first Indian to win a world title in wrestling. Sania Mirza •Sania Mirza is an Indian Tennis player. She was the world’s no. 1 player in the doubles discipline. P. T Usha • She is known as the “ Sprint Queen of India”. • She is a great Indian athlete and is regarded as the Queen of Indian track and field. She represented India in the Moscow Olympics in 1980. GK- QUIZ TIME can you guess who am i ? 1. I am famously known as ‘The Flying Sikh’. 2. I am a female boxer who has won a medal for boxing in the Olympics. 3. I am a famous Indian wrestler and the first Indian to win a World Title in Wrestling. 4. I am known as the “Sprint Queen of India"..

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