There’s a mix-up in that statement. Let me clarify the correct facts for you:
Karnam Malleswari – India’s First Female Olympic Medalist (NOT 2012)
Medal: Bronze
Olympics: 2000 Sydney Games, not London 2012
Category: 69 kg women’s weightlifting
Achievement: First Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze)
Karnam Malleswari did not compete in the 2012 London Olympics.
She won bronze in 2000, lifting a total of 240 kg (110 kg in snatch + 130 kg in clean & jerk).
The statement about not advancing to the quarter-finals does not apply to her or to weightlifting, as it doesn’t have quarter-finals — it’s based on total weight lifted.
