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title: "10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts"  
description: "Milkha Singh: Known as the \"Flying Sikh,\" Milkha Singh was India's most iconic sprinter, narrowly missing out on an Olympic medal in 1960."  
author: "Baishakhi Ghosh"  
published: 2024-03-18  
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category: "games"  
tags: ["10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts"]  
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# 10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts

![10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ac2b010-a45a-4b2f-ae7f-271e1113e4fe/images/5b1139f6-76ed-43d3-ab54-5e99d1640e1c.jpeg) 10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts ![10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ac2b010-a45a-4b2f-ae7f-271e1113e4fe/images/b6fdf789-b2e0-4172-a250-c73831b346a7.jpeg) P. T. Usha: Dubbed the "Payyoli Express," has multiple Asian Games and Commonwealth Games medals. ![10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ac2b010-a45a-4b2f-ae7f-271e1113e4fe/images/42852c8b-5ffb-4bff-b329-83ce98087f5b.jpeg) Sachin Tendulkar: Holds numerous records in international cricket, earning him the title "Master Blaster." ![10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ac2b010-a45a-4b2f-ae7f-271e1113e4fe/images/61b3ced0-7fef-467c-ba42-7b8d87e93ba6.jpeg) Mary Kom: Six-time world champion in boxing, earning the nickname "Magnificent Mary." ![10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ac2b010-a45a-4b2f-ae7f-271e1113e4fe/images/6b4080eb-fdad-4c73-9bc1-b416fdafec85.jpeg) Leander Paes: Multiple Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles in tennis. ![10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ac2b010-a45a-4b2f-ae7f-271e1113e4fe/images/7b590a76-5744-487e-b674-408348e84f28.jpeg) Abhinav Bindra: First individual Olympic gold medalist for India, won gold in shooting in 2008. ![10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ac2b010-a45a-4b2f-ae7f-271e1113e4fe/images/bb1a34af-6c37-43dc-8e60-57a5b56b7bb5.jpeg) Dhyan Chand: Won three Olympic gold medals in field hockey for India. ![10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ac2b010-a45a-4b2f-ae7f-271e1113e4fe/images/ac367c0a-4fdb-4a20-ae39-805d699447da.jpeg) Saina Nehwal: Successful badminton player with medals at Olympics and World Championships. ![10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ac2b010-a45a-4b2f-ae7f-271e1113e4fe/images/4416d04c-ac85-4e64-9c44-d1b3f803386e.jpeg) Anju Bobby George: Won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Athletics in long jump. ![10 Greatest Indian Athletes and facts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6ac2b010-a45a-4b2f-ae7f-271e1113e4fe/images/a29d3e9b-e454-421a-82cb-fc29ee7a5ee5.jpeg) Vijender Singh: India's first Olympic medalist in boxing, winning bronze in 2008.

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