Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip

Over the last few years, young sportswomen have exploded onto the global stage with medal-winning performances. Their stories of perseverance amid hardship are now spurring a legion of determined girls around the country
Published: Mar 2, 2019
Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip

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  • Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip
  • Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip
  • Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip
  • Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip
  • Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip
  • Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip
  • Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip
  • Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip
  • Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip
  • Girls, uninterrupted: India's sportswomen let it rip
Fencing
Fencing’s future hopefuls, Sowmiya S and Vedika Kaushik from Kerala, travelled in the crowded sleeper coach of the Silchar-Thiruvananthapuram Express, for three days each way, to participate in the Senior National Fencing Championship in Guwahati in February. They are trained by Sports Authority of India’s Sagar Lagu at the organisation’s centre in Thalassery, Kerala.