Which Indian athletes have won Olympics and World Championships medals in individual events?

It takes a special talent to go on and win medals in not one but both high-profile tournaments.

Some Indian athletes excel at flying the Indian flag high. While the dream of every budding athlete is to grab medals on the international stage and bring pride to the country, few manage to realise the dream. Many factors play a role and despite having bundles of talent, sometimes athletes are unable to perform on big stages such as the World Championships and the Olympics.

These two events are particularly tough as they attract the best of the best in the respective sport from across the world. It takes years of discipline, sacrifice and training to win a medal at either World Championships or the Olympics. However, some athletes are trailblazers in their sport and go on to win a medal in both of them.

There are many examples of such exemplary athletes in Indian sports. Here is a look at all of the individuals who have won medals in individual events in both the World Championships and the Olympics for India:

Bajrang Punia (Wrestling)

World Championship medals - Silver (2018 Budapest), Bronze (2013 Budapest, 2019 Nur-Sultan, 2022 Belgrade)

Olympic medals - Bronze (2020 Tokyo)

Vijender Singh (Boxing)

World Championship medals - Bronze (2009 Milan)

Olympic medals - Bronze (2008 Beijing)

Vijay Kumar (Shooting)

World Championship medals - Silver (2009 Beijing, 2011 Fort Benning)

Olympic medals - Silver (2012 London)

Saina Nehwal (Badminton)

World Championships medals - Silver (2015 Jakarta), Bronze (2017 Glasgow) 

Olympic medals - Bronze (2012 London)

Gagan Narang (Shooting)

World Championships medals - Gold (2006 Guangzhou, 2008 Bangkok, 2009 Changwon) Bronze (2008 Beijing, 2009 Changwong, 2010 Munich)

Olympic medals - Bronze (2012 London)

Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw)

World Championships medals - Silver (2022 Eugene)

Olympic medals - Gold (2020 Tokyo)

Ravi Kumar Dahiya (Wrestling)

World Championships medals - Bronze (2019 Nur-Sultan)

Olympic medals - Silver (2020 Tokyo)

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (Shooting)

World Championships medals - Gold (2000 Cairo), Silver (2004 Sydney), Bronze (2003 New Delhi, 2006 Granada, 2003 Cyrpus)

Olympic medals - Silver (2004 Athens)

Abhinav Bindra (Shooting)

World Championships medals - Gold (2006 Zagreb)

Olympic medals - Gold (2008 Beijing)

Sushil Kumar (Wrestling)

World Championships medals - Gold (2010 Moscow)

Olympic medals - Silver (2012 London), Bronze (2008 Beijing)

Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing)

World Championships medals - Gold (2023 New Delhi), Bronze (2018 New Delhi, 2019 Ulan-Ude)

Olympic medals - Bronze (2020 Tokyo) 

Karnam Malleshwari (Weightlifting)

World Championships medals - Gold (1994 Istanbul, 1995 Guangzhou), Bronze (1993 Melbourne, 1996 Guangzhou) 

Olympic medals - Bronze (2000 Sydney)

Mary Kom (Boxing)

World Championships medals - Gold (2002 Antalya, 2005 Podolsk, 2006 New Delhi, 2008 Ningbo City, 2010 Bridgetown, 2018 New Delhi), Silver (2001 Scranton), Bronze (2019 Ulan-Ude)

Olympic medals - Bronze (2012 London)

PV Sindhu (Badminton)

World Championships medals - Gold (2019 Basel), Silver (2017 Glasgow, 2018 Nanjing), Bronze (2013 Guangzhou, 2014 Copenhagen)

Olympic medals - Silver (2016 Rio), Bronze (2020 Tokyo)

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)

World Championships medals - Gold (2017 Anaheim), Silver (2022 Bogota)

Olympic medals - Silver (2020 Tokyo)