> Deepa karmakar is the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics > At 7 feet I inch tall and weighing about 325 pounds, Shaquille O'Neal is considered to be one of the most successful players in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) history. > In 2002, ace tennis player steffi Graf was awarded the 'Medal of Honour' by the Prime Minister of the German Federal State Baden -Wuertemberg, Mr.Erwin Teufel. >The first football game that was broadcasted on television was a friendly match between the Arsenal Reserves and Arsenal in 1937. > Satnam Singh is the first Indian-born basketball player to be chosen for the NBA draft. >Fondly known as'payyoli Express' and'Golden Girl' because of her speed on the race-track, Pilavullakandi Thekke Usha (P.T.Usha), has won 30 international awards for her excellence in athletics > Indian tennis playet Sania Mirza's autobiography is called Ace against Odds.