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The lesson "Sports Stars" talks about three prominent women sports personalities, who have broken the  and excelled in their passion.  is an Indian cricketer and the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team in Tests and One Day Internationals [ODIs]. From a humble start of returning balls to her brother when he played cricket to becoming the  all-time leading run scorer for India, she has come a long way. She has been conferred with the  award by the Government of India. She has inspired many young women to take up cricket and proved that cricket is not just for men.

 

 

Usha Rani, a cop-cum  had started from a very poor background. She sold  for her daily living. She practised Kabaddi everyday morning whether it was rain or shine. She got selected into the police force in recognition of her excellence in the game. Despite being a police officer, she never misses a single game of Kabaddi. She won the  at Asian Games when she was just 29 years old.

 

 

P.V Sindhu is one of the two Olympic medal winners of our country, in . She was selected into the Top 20 of the Badminton World Federation when she was just 17 years old. She was inspired by and joined his academy for training, where she had to travel  everyday from her residence, and still be on time for practice. Such was her hard work and commitment to her practice. Apart from cash grants, she has also won the Padma Shri Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and from the Government of India.