Women in sports Archives

Carrying forward her family’s legacy, Kajal Dochak becomes U20 World Wrestling Champion

by Amrita Priya | Aug 25, 2025

(August 25, 2025) Seventeen-year-old Haryana wrestler Kajal Dochak stood tall on the podium in Samokov, Bulgaria, on August 22 after clinching gold in the women’s 72kg category at the U20 World Wrestling Championships. Apart from being a victory for India, the...

Divya Deshmukh: From prodigy to world cup champion and grandmaster at 19

by Amrita Priya | Aug 12, 2025

(August 12, 2025) On July 28, 2025, in Batumi, Georgia, 19-year-old Divya Deshmukh scripted a chess history defeating former world champion Koneru Humpy in a tense rapid tiebreak to win the FIDE Women’s World Cup. The victory instantly earned her the Grandmaster...

‘Court’ing the Olympics: Tennis champ Shrivalli wants to bring home the gold

by sekhar | Apr 14, 2022

(April 14, 2022) Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty, who was crowned the national hardcourt tennis champion (women’s singles) 2021, was 11 when she first held a tennis racket in her hand. Calling herself an “accidental” tennis player, Shrivalli was introduced to the game...

How golden girl Nikhat Zareen throws winning punches

by Namrata Srivastava | Apr 6, 2022

(April 6, 2022) It was during a sports event in Nizamabad, Telangana when 12-year-old Nikhat Zareen was first told that boxing is not for girls. Today, the pint-sized girl boxing champ has won several gold medals in various international boxing championships and is...