Mary Kom

Paris Olympics: Hailing from the small village of Bara Mukhia in Assam, Lovlina Borgohain’s boxing journey began when she was in Class 5 and came across a picture of American boxer Muhammad Ali in a newspaper. The rest, as they say, is history.

A week after the birth of her child, hockey legend Pritam Rani Siwach didn’t know whether she would ever play for India. Three years later, she won the Commonwealth Games gold! #WomenInSports #RealLifeHeroine

Manju Rani was just 12 when she started boxing in a dusty ground in Haryana village. Seven years later, matched the heroics of her idol Mary Kom to reach the World Championships final on her debut!

The year 2018 saw India opening her eyes to a multitude of unique sporting heroes. Here's a recap of this year's greatest highs in Indian sport. Which one is your favourite?

Spending 12 hours a day selling lassi in Panipat for Rs 8 a glass, Rajni's father works really hard to ensure she follows her boxing dreams.

To motivate the 'Women in Blue,' Virat Kohli, the men's cricket team captain has initiated a fun social media campaign, that has been trending!

Despite running a tea stall from 5 am to 1 pm everyday, Rajesh Kumar Kasana hasn't lost a single bout since 2015. His inspiration? Vijender Singh!

Making her humble father and India very proud, 16-year-old Sandeep Kaur obliterated her opponent to clinch gold at the International Silesian Boxing Championship!

If you haven't heard of Ngangom Dingko Singh, you know nothing about Indian boxing. Interestingly, he is the one who inspired Mary Kom!

Women bagged a whopping 20 of the 26 medals India won in the latest edition of CWG. Let us know who's your favourite gold medal contender!