Sports

Born in a middle-class family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Bhavani Devi was introduced to fencing at school but little did she know that an extracurricular activity would help her make history.

Ritwik Bhattacharya, who retired from playing squash a decade ago, started Squash Temple and Real Training (START) Academy at Kalote-Mokashi village in Maharashtra. Today, he has trained over 100 players from the tribal village

Manish Pandey from Chhattisgarh is a paralympic champion who has won several medals at both national and international competitions, including the Asian Games and the Asian Paralympic Games Incheon held in South Korea. He talks about his journey thus far, and the challenges he overcame to reach this feat

Arundhati Choudhary is a boxing champion from Kota, Rajasthan, and the first woman from the state to win a gold at the AIBA World Youth Boxing Championship in 2020.

Siddharth Singh, CEO and founder of Crosstrain Fight Club, gave up a high paying job in the UK, went bankrupt and came out on the other side to train India's best mixed martial arts fighters.

Using IBM’s computers and statistics, A. Salam Qureishi developed a system that would not only dramatically change the fortunes of the Dallas Cowboys but revolutionise the National Football League (NFL).

Mohammad Shams Alam Shaikh from Gurugram is an international level swimmer who has been competing in para-sports since 2012. He recently won three medals in the 20th National Para-Swimming Championship.

Shivani and Deepthi Pruthvi, mother and daughter from Karnataka, are professional rally racers and practising doctors, who drove in the First All-Women Racing Team in India.

The exemplary stories of these young women are testimony to the invisible battles won with sheer determination and courage.

How Recognize Rise and Empower Association (RREA), a non-profit in Manipur, delivers quality education and is ending clash of the clans through sports. Their Sports for Social Development programme in Kamjong district is significantly improving students' attendance, too.