Five sports where Indian female players have shone 

#4. Weightlifting

Mirabai Chanu is one of the best bets for a gold medal at Tokyo next year

Karnam Malleswari showed the nation what is possible when she grabbed the bronze medal in Women's 69kg at the 2000 Sydney Olympics for India's first ever weightlifting medal from the mega quadrennial Games. It was the first time any Indian woman tasted an Olympic medal.

Even though Malleswari still remains as the only Indian to have won a weightlifting medal, the sport has churned out quite a few champions in the country over the years.

Manipur's legendary Kunjarani Devi, an Arjuna awardee, was an astonishing example of longevity with a glittering career that gave her more than 50 international medals. As many as seven silver medals from the World Championships left no doubt in anybody's mind that she was one of the very best. She also earned a couple of bronze from the Asian Games that added more to her legacy.

The most decorated Indian woman weightlifter showed the way to the current generation of which Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is the biggest talent. The 24-year-old already has a prestigious gold medal from the 2017 World Championships. She carried that impeccable form to the Commonwealth Games in 2018 to break the Games record and get the gold. It won't be an overstatement to say that she is one of the best bets for a gold medal at Tokyo next year.