1. Krishna Poonia was born on 5 May 1977 and 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.
Krishna Poonia was appointed the President Of the Rajasthan State Sports Council in February 2022.
Krishna Poonia was raised by her father and paternal grandmother after her mother died when she was 9 years old.
The couple worked for Indian Railways but in 2013, Krishna Poonia resigned and joined the Congress.
Krishna Poonia obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidyalaya in Jaipur.
Krishna Poonia became the first Indian woman athlete to win a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
Krishna Poonia led the historic clean sweep of the discus event by clearing 61.5 meters.
Krishna Poonia is the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in track and field events of Commonwealth Games and the first Indian to win a gold medal in such events after Milkha Singh who had won the gold in Men's 440 yards race in the 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games.
Krishna Poonia finished a creditable sixth in the women's discus throw in the 2012 London Olympics.
Krishna Poonia had 62.42 m in the first attempt and 61.61 in the third and 61.31 in the sixth and the final throw.
Krishna Poonia had two no-throws in the second and the fourth attempt.
In 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Krishna Poonia was nominated by Congress from the Jaipur Rural constituency.
Krishna Poonia contested against Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore of the BJP.
Krishna Poonia lost to Rathore by a margin of 393171 votes.
Krishna Poonia has been helping Rajasthan State Health Ministry in its attempt to curb female foeticide as the selective abortion of female fetuses is a pressing concern in India especially in Haryana where Krishna Poonia grew up.
Krishna Poonia is engaged in improving the infrastructure of sports for children in Jaipur and across the country.