Glamorous sportswomen made India proud

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Glamorous sportswomen made India proud

Sania Nehwal has created a history by becoming the first Indian woman shuttler to achieve World Number one ranking. Arjuna awardee and five time world champion, Mary Kom was less known of her achievements till her biopic gave full information about her.

Many Indian sportswomen have brought recognition for India and are less known. Let’s discover the woman of Indian sports who have also made India proud.

Sharmila Nicollet

Sharmila-NicolletThe 21-year-old golfer became the youngest Indian golfer to qualify for Ladies European Tour (LET)-2012 and has regained her LET card for second consecutive year in 2013.

Jwala Gutta

Jwala-GuttaShe is another wonder of badminton who has clinched bronze in 2011 World Championships and silver (mixed doubles) and gold (women’s double) at 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Ritu Rani

Ritu-RaniCaptain and centre half of Indian Hockey has represented India in more than 200 matches. The team had won recently Hockey World League (HWL) round 2 under her courtship.

Mithali Raj

Mithali-RajThe captain of Indian women cricket team was recently honored with Padma Shri for her sincere effort in cricket. She has witnessed 153 ODIs, 10 Tests and 47 T20 internationals till date.

Dipika Pallikal

Dipika-PallikalThis 23-years-old squash player holds the distinction of being the first Indian in top 10 of World Squash rankings in 2012.  She currently holds the 15th position and has made a great start to 2015, achieving top spot at the Winnipeg Winter Club Open in Canada.

Heena Sidhu

Heena-SidhuLast year, she became first world number one pistol shooter and had made India proud by winning Gold medal at World Cup final, 2013. Currently she holds 16th position in ranking.

Deepika Kumari

Deepika-KumariShe was only 16 when she won gold at 2010 Commonwealth Games. She was placed at second position at the 2013 FITA Archery World Cup.

And ofcourse,Sania Mirza

Sania-MirzaAn icon of Indian sports has recently climbed to World number three position in women’s double category. The tennis player has brought back home many accolades.

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