KM Beenamol is the first Keralaite to win Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (RGKR) – the highest sports award in India. K.M. Beenamol was born as Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Beenamol in Kombidinjal, a village in Kerala. She was the 3rd Indian women to reach an Olympics semi-final after PT Usha and Shiny Wilson.
Major Awards / Recognitions
Olympian KM Beenamol along with Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat shared the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2002 - 2003.
In 2002 Asian Games held at Busan, KM Beenamol won the gold medal in women's 800m.
Beenamol was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004.
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