Sports

This is the inspiring story of a former child bride who is now an international-level wrestler.

When 15-year-old Yelikeri Sreelatha began her journey, many people considered her to be an insignificant child with special needs. Her teachers recognised her as a bright sporting talent, and since then, she has been making the country proud by winning several medals at various events.

Manasi Joshi was only six when she started playing badminton with her father. She continued to practise the sport as a hobby and also played at the district level in a few matches. In 2011, she met with an accident and lost her left leg. Today, Manasi is a national and international level para-badminton player. This is her inspiring journey.

He is 44, was born with dwarfism, is 4 feet 2 inches tall, and is super passionate about sports. This is the inspiring story of K Y Venkatesh, a para-sportsman from Bengaluru, whose short stature never disheartened him from moving forward in life.

Sthavi was nine years old when her parents took her for her first horseback ride. That's when she fell in love with them.

This team, consisting of women from Ladakh, is the first ever Indian National Women’s Ice hockey team that has been assembled to represent the country at the IIHF Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia, 2016 to be held in Chinese Taipei this March.

Many of India's past and current sports stars come from very humble origins. Children of farmers, labourers and petty shop owners, they have seen severe hardships and their families have sacrificed a lot to put them on the path to success. But they have found a place in the sun despite all odds being stacked against them. Here's toasting their grit and determination!

These children made the cut after doing well in a series of preliminary football matches.

From a undistinguished boy who surfed the waves using flotsam and styrofoam boards, to becoming a champion surfboarder, Murthy Megavan has come a long way. He is at the center of an upcoming surf school serving as a source of inspiration for aspiring surfers, trainers, community builders and humanity - lifting the lives of many, like a rising tide does.

The Rio Olympics 2016 are just nine months away and India hopes to better its tally of six medals in 2012. To achieve the goal, the government has launched the TOP scheme to extend financial assistance to potential medal winners. A total of 106 sportspersons have so far been identified under this scheme. Also, 57 sportspersons have qualified for the Olympics till now.