Silver Medal

Despite the disqualification, Wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s career, marked by resilience and historic achievements, remains inspirational. Here's a look at her past wins and the battles she has fought on her journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics, both in the ring and outside.

One of India’s finest judokas and a silver medallist at Commonwealth Games 2022, Manipur's Shushila Devi Likmabam has come a long way from battling depression and selling her car to fund her career.

Winning a sensational silver medal at Tokyo Olympics, Mirabai Chanu has ended India's over two-decade long wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics. Behind her historic triumph is a story of grit and sheer hard work.

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!

From competing in an oversized second-hand pair of shoes to clinching a medal for his father who was killed by forest mafia, each of these young Indian athletes fought incredible odds to keep our tricolour flying high at Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

"My father (who passed away) said that he would accompany me to the Games. I had never allowed my parents to come to my practice sessions, as it used to make me nervous. But I would have been happy to have him here."

"As such, we had barely enough to sustain ourselves, but the accident meant that my father was not only out of work but also in huge debt."

After a closely fought match, 24-year-old boxer Sonia Lather won the silver in the Women's World Championships at Astana, Kazakhstan.