Nishiya is just months older than the current female record-holder for the youngest gold medal winner. US diver Marjorie Gestring set the record with her 3m springboard event in 1936.

Chanu’s father works in the Pubic Works Department in Imphal as a lower level employee. Her mother runs a small shop in their village.

No work is big or small: Archer Deepika Kumari’s father.

Hailing from Syria, a country that is noted for its war reputation, Zaza has been able to play in only two or three external matches a year ever since the beginning of her career due to the war conditions, according to a report.

An San is thus far the first triple gold winner in Tokyo Olympics.

Tokyo Olympic Games have highlighted the barriers faced by mothers and mothers-to-be as they vie for coveted spots on the Olympic roster.

India is sending a record total of 127 athletes in their official contingent who will play across 18 sporting disciplines.

It has always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future: Coco Gauff.

The Padma Shri winner who paved her way to become a world-renowned sports star hails from a place where women rarely get to make choices for themselves.

The ace Tennis player reveals the ‘A’ in her name stands for “Aggression, Ambition, Achieve and Affection”.