What Dutee Chand’s Coming Out Means for Indian Womanhood
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What Dutee Chand’s Coming Out Means for Indian Womanhood

Dutee Chand has come a long way: She’s won a fight against the sexist, transphobic practices of the International Olympic Committee. And now, she has come out as being in a same-sex relationship. The small-town athlete continues to challenge outdated notions of womanhood, just by being herself.
Oh, Street Child O’ Mine
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Oh, Street Child O’ Mine

The first Indian to win a gold at Rio in 2016 was R Hepsibah, a street child from Chennai. There were no coaches for this child prodigy. Instead, she got her start running away from cops.
PV Sindhu, the Athlete Who Refuses to Give Up
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PV Sindhu, the Athlete Who Refuses to Give Up

With a stunning World Championships gold, the first-ever for an Indian, Sindhu has made an entire country — some still wallowing in the cricket team’s World Cup loss, others in the country’s floundering economy — sit up and dream.
Sunil Chhetri: The Man Who Made India Fall for Football
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Sunil Chhetri: The Man Who Made India Fall for Football

Sunil Chhetri has been providing fans with magical moments throughout his career, it’s just that we haven’t been around to witness them. He’s more than a “Goal Machine” and “Captain Fantastic”, he is the man who has inspired an indifferent crowd to finally pay attention to Indian football.