Episode 8. 75 Legendary women of India - Mary D'souza
Mary D" Souza is the first Indian female Olympian who competed internationally in two sports; "track and field" and "field hockey". Know the legend in Newsbharati"s exclusive video
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On the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, NewsBharati has come up with an initiative to celebrate India's Independence. We have tried to attempt to introduce 75 Legendary Women of India who have made immense contributions in their respective fields.
How many Indian athletes do you know of who have represented India in two different sports? Mary D' Souza is thefirst Indian female Olympian who competed internationally in track and field and field hockey.
She is India's first double medal-winning athlete, with an international silver in 4x100m relay & bronze in 200m.
In hockey, when she represented India at the Australian Tournament in 1956, she was India's top scorer.
Newsbharati remembers Dhyan Chand Awardee Mary D'souza and her unparalleled contribution for India
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