5. Deepika Kumari:
Deepika Kumari is an Indian athlete who competes in the event of Archery, is currently ranked World No. 5, and is a former world number one. She won a gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth games in the women’s individual recurve event. She was conferred the Arjuna Award, India’s second highest sporting award in the year 2012 by President of India Pranab Mukherjee.
In February 2014, she was honored with FICCI Sportsperson of the Year Award. The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.
In 2014, Deepika was featured by Forbes (India) as one of their ’30 under 30′.
In November 2015, she won a bronze medal in the Asian Championships with Jayanta Talukdar in the Recurve Mixed Team event.
In April 2016, at the first stage of the World Cup in Shanghai, Deepika equaled the Ki Bo-bae’s world record of (686/720) in the women’s recurve event. Deepika Kumari was also part of the team that qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics.
6. Dipika Pallikal:
Dipika Pallikal Karthik is an Indian squash player. She is the first Indian to break into the top 10 in the PSA Women’s rankings. Dipika came to prominence in 2011, when she won three WISPA tour titles to attain a career-best ranking of 13th. She broke into the top 10 in December 2012.
Workout: She regularly uses the gym to stay fit. Running is also an important part of her lifestyle. Even during her summer holidays, she likes to go for a run or cycle a bit.
Diet: Dipika believes in eating healthy to stay healthy, but also allows herself to indulge in chocolates once in a while. Drinking as much water as you can is her go-to tip.
