Sports form an extremely important part of an Indian’s life since the beginning. Be it football in the neighbourhood fields, watching cricket with family, supporting our favourite teams in IPL, or badminton every evening – sports get introduced to us from such an early age that we can’t think of a life without it. While we appreciate the importance of sports in our lives on National Sports Day, we should also celebrate all the upcoming sports stars of the country, who inspire us and make us feel that the glass ceiling does not exist.

Here’s the list:

1. Mirabai Chanu – From carrying firewood in her childhood to winning the silver medal in Tokyo Olympics in women’s weightlifting, Mirabai makes us feel that nothing is impossible at all. The athlete’s shot to fame was at the age of 20, when she bagged the silver medal at the Commonwealth games.

2. PV Sindhu – This badminton athlete is the first woman to have brought home a silver medal from the RIO Olympics in 2016. Her consecutive win came in 2021, when she bagged a bronze medal in women’s badminton category from Tokyo Olympics. This 25-year-old athlete is currently ranked at world’s number seven and is one of the biggest hopes for our country in badminton.