Q. Make a book of women achivers in sports.
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Explanation:
Hima Das (Athletics)
Also referred as the ‘Dhing Express’, Hima Das is an 18-year old sprint runner from Assam. 2018 was the year of Das, as she secured two major victories in her career – the first being a gold for the 400 metres at the World Under 20 Championships held at Finland, and the second being three medals at the Asian Games. Das did not just win gold for the 4×400 metres women’s relay and silver for the 4×400 metres mixed relay, she also secured a silver medal in the 400 metres race by clocking 50.79 seconds, which was also a new national record. The first Indian sprinter to have won an international gold medal, Das is commended as one of the most promising Indian faces for athletics in the years to come.
2. Swapna Barman (Athletics)
Hailing from the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, 22-year old Barman became the first ever Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal for Heptathlon in the Asiad. In the 2018 Asian Games hosted in Indonesia, she also secured a 50.63 m in Javelin Throw, which remains her personal best till date. She also crossed a total of 6,000 points in the Heptathlon event and became only the fifth woman ever to achieve this feat.
3. Mithali Raj (Cricket)
Not a very new name on the list, Mithali took up India’s favourite sport at the age of 10 and never looked back – she is the only player to have captained two World Cup finals, and in 2018 she became the first Indian player ever to have reached the 2000 run mark in T20Is. One of the architects to bring women’s cricket in forefront in the country, there was also a lot of controversy which was sparked recently regarding not including Raj in the semifinals of the World Cup, 2018 despite her stellar performance in the tournament – a match which India went on to lose.
4. Harmanpreet Kaur
A recent Arjuna awardee (2017), Kaur is an all-rounder and the present captain of the Indian national cricket team. Recently, in the 2018 World Cup, she also achieved the feat of being the first Indian woman to hit a ton in international T20 matches. Many experts believe Kaur to be the leading face of Indian cricket in the upcoming years.
5. Manika Batra (Table Tennis)
Winner of the Breakthrough Table Tennis Star award at the International Table Tennis Federation Awards held at South Korea, Batra had a spectacular year as she went on to claim four medals (two golds, one silver, and one bronze) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the Asiad. Reshaping the commonly represented face of Indian sportswomen in the national media, 23-year old Batra was also featured in the cover of the Femina magazine