Girls are taught to be gentle and demure from
very childhood. Some of the common
remarks are:
“Girls do not jump around.”
“Dolls and Utensils are a girl’s best toys.”
“Punching and bouncing do not belong to
girls.”.
“Wrestling/Cricket/Weight Lifting/Body
Building is not a girl’s game.”
There are some women who choose to break all
rules and make new standards. They have conquered and made a mark for
themselves in the world dominated and most sought by men. It's a bit ironical
that most of their followers are men themselves. Name a sport and there is a
world champion for that from India. These super-women are making us proud
without any doubt.
Here are some of the most famous ones, without which
the Indian sports authority cannot move ahead with pride.
Sania Mirza
Saina Nehwal
Jwala gutta
Mary com
Pt Usha
Ashwani ponnappa
Anju Bobby George
Deepika Pillai
Santhi Soundararajan
Krishna poonia
There are many more I found whose name I had
not even heard about - too bad for me.
The more comprehensive list may be found at - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_sportswomen
I cannot miss this - the recent World Cup win
by Indian Female Hockey Team.
Indian women's
hockey team lifted the Hero Hockey World League Round 2 defeating Poland 3-1 in
a high-intensity final at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on Sunday.
Image
Sources:
http://static.ibnlive.in.com/ibnlive/pix/sitepix/11_2009/tania-sachdev-charity-313.jpg
This post is written as a part of April 2015 A to Z
Challenge. My theme for this year is Women
In A to Z Professions. Click at the link to check other
professions women have excelled in and their respective links.
I love your theme :) Yes sports is still considered by many as "manly" and many women, despite having the talent shy away from it. Kudos for bringing up such an important field where there are success stories even though there is serious lack of encouragement!!
ReplyDeleteWomen's achievements in sports are often overlooked. Just compare the number of male and female sports 'stars' in ads... Great post to highlight women achievers in sports.
ReplyDeleteWow! Go India! I missed the hockey news. Why is this not everywhere on the news?...
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Fatntastic post! Looking forward to reading the rest of your posts this month :)
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ReplyDeleteFantastic post..and a great theme Amita..
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