Five sports where Indian female players have shone 

#5. Shooting

Manu Bhaker has already been a sensation at the age of 17

India has found a bevy of stars in shooting over the years -- a sport that has consistently delivered at the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games. Quite a few women have been a part of India's amazing march in the world of shooting.

Anjali Bhagwat was the first of the many women shooters from India to have left an indelible mark. She climbed to the summit of the world rankings in 10m Air Rifle and had an outstanding career that gave her 31 gold, 23 silver and 7 bronze medals, out of which four gold were from the Commonwealth Games.

Rifle shooter Apurvi Chandela was motivated to take up the sport after watching Abhinav Bindra capture the Olympic gold in Beijing. Her decision was richly rewarded with medals from the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the World Cup.

Heena Sidhu entered the record books in 2014 when she became the first Indian pistol shooter to be placed at the peak of the world rankings. Medals have flowed in from almost all the elite events including the Commonwealth Games, the Asian Games, the World Cup, topped by a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup Finals.

Pistol shooter Rahi Sarnobat made whole of India watch with bated breath when she held her nerves in a shoot-off on her way to India's first women's individual gold medal from the Asian Games in 2018.

With the arrival of the likes of Manu Bhaker and Mehuli Ghosh, Indian women's shooting looks set for a rosy road ahead. Bhaker has already been a sensation at the age of 17 with gold medals from the Commonwealth Games, the Youth Olympics and the World Cup.

19-year-old Ghosh has been equally impressive and has already grabbed silver medals from the World Championships, the Commonwealth Games and the Youth Olympics.

Honorary mention: Apart from the above-mentioned names, many other Indian women have gone on to find glory in their chosen field, taking India to dizzying heights in sports. Our tribute would be incomplete if we don't mention the names of Sania Mirza, Dipa Karmakar, Deepika Kumari, Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami, PT Usha, Anju Bobby George, Dutee Chand, Hima Das, Anjum Chopra, Aparna Popat, Swapna Burman, Seema Punia, Koneru Humpy, Rani Rampal, Joshna Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal, Manika Batra.