that means over the past year, many new sportswomen have come into the spotlight and some well known ones have continued to inspire with their triumphs. 0ur nominees for this year s bbc indian sportswoman of the year award are golfer aditi ashok, boxer lovlina borgohain, weightlifter mirabai chanu, parachuter avani lekhara, and badminton player pv sindhu. india s olympic medal haul last year it was opened by mirabai chanu. she comes from a remote village in north east india. she has battled poverty, overcome bouts of depression, and tackled what half of this world can surely relate to, having your period on one of the most crucial days of your life. here is her inspiring story. from carrying firewood on her head in her mountainous village to becoming the first
despite the obstacles that we spoke about there, we are seeing many more women making a mark for themselves in what would traditionally be seen as male sports boxing is one of them. lovlina borgohain won a bronze medal at the tokyo olympics, and she attributes her success to her parents. currently, lovlina has their eyes set on the next olympics,
single handedly, aditi has broken the glass ceiling for women golfers in india. those were our nominees for the bbc s indian sportswoman of the year award. i will recap quickly who these five inspiring women are. golfer aditi ashok, boxer lovlina borgohain, weightlifter mirabai chanu, pa ra shooter avani lekhara, and badminton player pv sindhu. you get to decide who will win. log on to bbc.com/sport on the website of our indian languages and cast your vote. thanks for watching, bye bye. hello. the weather is looking a little calmer and quieter for the rest of this week. no new named storms, but still some wet and
those were our nominees for the bbc s indian sportswoman of the year award. i will recap quickly who these five inspiring women are. golfer aditi ashok, boxer lovlina borgohain, weightlifter mirabai chanu, parachuter avani lekhara, and badminton player pv sindhu. you get to decide who will win. log on to bbc.com/sport on the website of our indian languages and cast your vote. thanks for watching, bye bye. hello there. storm eunice turned out to be every bit as powerful and damaging as anticipated. this storm swirled its way eastwards across the uk, with the strongest winds on its southern flank, across the southern half of the uk.
despite the obstacles that we spoke about there, we are seeing many more women making a mark for themselves in what would traditionally be seen as male sports boxing is one of them. lovlina borgohain won a bronze medal at the tokyo 0lympics, and she attributes her success to her parents. currently, lovlina has her eyes set on the next 0lympics, she is only the third indian woman ever to have won a boxing