7 Legendary Sports Stars Of India Who Inspire Us To Never Give Up

The 7 legendary sports stars of India who inspire us to never give up are listed below.

1. Mary Kom

The five-time World Amateur Boxing Champion and the woman boxer who won a medal in all the six world championships, Mary Kom came from Manipur. Her parents worked in jhum fields and they survived on subsistence agriculture. She overcame too many obstacles to reach the heights of success in boxing.

2. PT Usha (Payyoli Express)

Although she was born in a poor family and faced many health problems, she made her way to the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul. This sprinter secured four gold and a silver medal in track.

3. Milkha Singh

The boy who walked 10 km barefoot to school and saw his parents and two sisters get murdered in front of his own eyes, went through thick and thin and finally won a gold medal at 1958 Commonwealth Games in 400m. He also received a Padma Shri Award from the Government of India.

4. Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari has fought her way through the dark to achieve the position of World No.2 archer. In 2010, she won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the women’s recurve event. She practiced with bamboo-made bows and arrows as her parents couldn’t afford archery equipment.

5. Vijender Singh

Vijender Singh’s father, a bus driver provided and supported his son to aspire his dreams in boxing and to ensure a better lifestyle. In 2008, in the Beijing Olympics he won a bronze medal and in 2010, for his great contribution in sports, he was awarded the Padma Shri award.

6. Kapil Dev

Indian cricket has suffered many defeats in the beginning and it was Kapil Dev who lashed his power in the stadium and led India to it’s first World Cup win. Kapil Dev is the greatest Indian cricket player who began his play humbly.