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
Badminton  
At the Sports Authority of India Gopichand National Badminton Academy in Hyderabad, the results of an exacting fitness regimen and training—three sessions of two hours every day—are showing on Meghana Reddy and other players. Meghana won the doubles gold in under-15 Badminton Asia Championships in Myanmar last October. Her parents, police officer Ravinder Reddy and teacher Katha Reddy, made significant lifestyle and career changes to support their child’s schedule and ambition.