IN PHOTOS: Indian `Super moms` competing at Asian Games

Updated On: 17 September, 2023 04:36 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

After giving birth to a child, Indian supermoms return to sporting events. The most well-known sporting moms in the country are legendary boxer Mary Kom and six-time Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza (Pic: AFP)

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After giving birth to a child, Indian supermoms return to sporting events. The most well-known sporting moms in the country are legendary boxer Mary Kom and six-time Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza (Pic: AFP)

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Dipika Pallikal has been a consistent performer for the country. Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa together won the first gold for India in the Commonwealth Games in squash. medals in World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, besides becoming the first Indian woman to be ranked in the top 10. In 2021, she and Dinesh Karthik were blessed with twin boys Kabir and Zian

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Koneru Humpy is the youngest woman ever to achieve the Grandmaster title at the age of 15 years, one month, 27 days in 2002, and became the second female to exceed the 2600 Elo rating mark. She became a mother in 2017

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Harika Dronavalli is a three-time World Championship medallist in chess. Harika won the women`s team bronze in Chess Olympiad. It was the first-ever medal for India in the women`s section. She was blessed with a daughter Hanvika, a few days later

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Manpreet Kaur will be in play in the women`s shot put event. A national record holder, Kaur is from Sahauli village in Patiala. She represented India at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010. Afterwards, she took a break of three years for her marriage and the birth of her daughter Jasnoor

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Mary Kom is an Indian boxer. She represented India on international level. She is from Kagathei village, she married her long-time boyfriend in 2005 and became a mother to twin boys (Rechungvar Kom and Khupneivar Kom) in 2007. Sania Mirza is an Indian former professional tennis player. She became of Izhaan Mirza Malik in 2018

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IN PHOTOS: Indian `Super moms` competing at Asian Games

After giving birth to a child, Indian supermoms return to sporting events. The most well-known sporting moms in the country are legendary boxer Mary Kom and six-time Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza (Pic: AFP)

Koneru Humpy is the youngest woman ever to achieve the Grandmaster title at the age of 15 years, one month, 27 days in 2002, and became the second female to exceed the 2600 Elo rating mark. She became a mother in 2017

Harika Dronavalli is a three-time World Championship medallist in chess. Harika won the women`s team bronze in Chess Olympiad. It was the first-ever medal for India in the women`s section. She was blessed with a daughter Hanvika, a few days later

Manpreet Kaur will be in play in the women`s shot put event. A national record holder, Kaur is from Sahauli village in Patiala. She represented India at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010. Afterwards, she took a break of three years for her marriage and the birth of her daughter Jasnoor

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High tidal waves in Mumbai delay Lalbaugcha Raja`s visarjan