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  3. www.cnn.com › 2015/02/04 › sportKrishna Poonia: Star of India, champion of new society | CNN

    Feb 4, 2015 · It’s a story that could have borrowed some of its plot from a Bollywood movie, but audiences might have scoffed at the improbable ending Krishna Poonia achieved in real life.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Krishna_PooniaKrishna Poonia - Wikipedia

    Krishna Poonia (born 5 May 1977) is an international gold-medalist Indian discus thrower, track-and-field athlete, 2 times Olympics participant, Padma Shri and Arjuna Award recipient, politician from the Congress party and the former MLA from Sadulpur constituency in Rajasthan.

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  6. www.indiatimes.com › sports › from-milking-buffaloesFrom Milking Buffaloes To Winning CWG Gold - Krishna Poonia ...

    Jul 29, 2023 · In 2017, India's Olympic discus thrower Krishna Poonia turned out to be a hero in real life when she bravely chased down bikers who were harassing two girls walking on the road. Poonia, one of India's best track and field athletes in the last two decades, saw three bikers chasing two girls in Rajasthan's Churu district where she resides.

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  7. www.indiatoday.in › sports › other-sportsOlympian Krishna Poonia a real life hero after saving three ...

    Jan 3, 2017 · Krishna Poonia, who bagged a gold medal in discus throw at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, came to the rescue of three girls who were being molested by a group of men in Rajgarh of Rajasthan's Churu district.

  8. www.indiatoday.in › sports › storyDon't care about the world, my coach is important for me ...

    Sep 26, 2018 · Discus champion Krishna Poonia revealed her success story at the India Today Woman Summit 2018 on Wednesday. Krishna opened up on the hardships she faced during her career before attaining success in world tournaments like the Commonwealth Games. The 2010 CWG in New Delhi saw Poonia clinch the gold medal with a throw of 61.51 metres.

  9. www.independent.co.uk › news › worldOlympic athlete saves teenage girls from alleged sexual assault

    Jan 5, 2017 · Krishna Poonia, a Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the discus who competed at the London Olympics, described how she spotted three men surrounding the girls in the Churu district of Rajasthan...

  10. archive.nytimes.com › india › 2012First Indian Woman in Olympic Discus Throw Finals

    Aug 6, 2012 · “With the throw of a discus, Krishna Poonia of India made history on Saturday night,” Mary Pilon wrote in The New York Times. “Poonia, 35, became the first woman from India to advance to the...