Sakshi Malik won the bronze medal in the 58 kg freestyle wrestling event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in wrestling.

Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in the 69 kg weightlifting event at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in weightlifting.

Mithali Raj scored 214 runs against England in the one-off Test match in Taunton in 2002, setting the record for the highest individual score by an Indian woman in a Test match.

P.T. Usha won a bronze medal in the 400 meters hurdles event at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Asian Games in athletics.

Anju Bobby George won the gold medal in the long jump event at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the World Championships in athletics.

Malathi Holla won a bronze medal in the women's singles table tennis event at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games.

Anjali Bhagwat won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in shooting.

Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in the 54 kg weightlifting event at the 1994 World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championships in weightlifting.

Geeta Phogat won the gold medal in the 55 kg freestyle wrestling event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in wrestling.

Malathi Holla won a bronze medal in the women's 100m backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games in swimming.

Saina Nehwal won the gold medal in the women's singles badminton event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in badminton.

Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal in the women's singles badminton event at the 2010 BWF World Championships in Paris, France, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championships in badminton.

Manika Batra won the gold medal in the women's singles table tennis event at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games in table tennis.

Manika Batra won a bronze medal in the women's singles table tennis event at the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou, China, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Championships in table tennis.

Salima Tete was part of the Indian women's hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in hockey.