Women in Sports

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Champions on wheels defy odds to conquer world

Once confined by severe spinal cord injuries from road accidents, Anjali Thakur and Vidya Kumari have shattered barriers to become international para-athletes with support from Chandigarh Spinal Rehab centre.

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Young football coach helps girls kick their way to empowerment

From a stone hurled at her to being locked up by her family, teen Muskan Kumari endured pain. But her passion for football is taking her places.

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Karnataka tribal athlete aims high with javelin

Archana M Siddi, a 19-year-old from the marginalised Siddi community, overcomes adversity with ambition. Rising from her impoverished background, she clinched javelin honours in an athletics meet, aspiring to make her mark in the Olympics. Her story, in her words: