NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Tuesday appointed India’s first woman Olympic medal winner Karnam Malleswari as the first Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports University.
Malleswari won Bronze in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Malleswari remains the only Indian woman to win a medal in weightlifting at the Olympics. She was honoured with Arjuna Award in 1994 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1999. She is also a recipient of Padma Shri Award in 1999. Malleswari is now working as chief general manager at the Food Corporation of India.