silver medal and upgraded that to a gold in 2022. she silver medal and upgraded that to a gold in 2022. to a gold in 2022. she could have done to a gold in 2022. she could have done any to a gold in 2022. she could have done any of to a gold in 2022. she could have done any of the - to a gold in 2022. she could i have done any of the activities that she took on but golf because it is a more holistic life and at, travel and a lot of other good things. so i also kind of channelled her into golf. of course that is so wonderful, you are representing your country at the level of olympics and olympics, people are taking inspiration and more number of them, i guess than you would be seeing in coming years playing as professionals and let and lpg. i years playing as professionals and let and lpg. years playing as professionals and let and lpg. i wasn t that hunt i and let and lpg. i wasn t that hungry i wanted and let and lpg. i wasn t that hungry i wanted to and let and lpg. i wasn
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torchbearer of golf. smriti mehra. she had big dreams and was willing to work for them. we had no teachers, my mother gave me a book, it was called the five fundamentals of golf and that is pretty much how i got on the lpg tour, had never taken a golf lesson before i got onto a. my ego was just so big at that time because when i left india she said i want you to fail so that when you come back can get you married. and i was like, i will do everything in my power to make sure that you cry on the phone to call me back. that was the best thing she ever did. she ever did. then came the inflection she ever did. then came the inflection point she ever did. then came the inflection point in she ever did. then came the inflection point in indian - inflection point in indian golf. smriti mehra decided to play her part to make professional golf a reality and india. i professional golf a reality and india. ., , , ., india. i love my country, to the point india. i love my country, to t
and it s becoming bigger, so i think it s just about time before we see a major winner from india. now, it s not unusual to see 55 or 50 girls, you know, - professional girls playing - a tournament locally in india. but i do believe that golf. is a sport where indians can excel at at the world stage, and golf is a sport where i we can have a major winner or an olympic medal. - it has been proved that becoming an indian female sporting icon can be life changing. the last two years have shown superstar pv sindhu being named by forbes as the world s seventh highest paid female athlete, with earnings of more than $7.2 million. in addition, boxer lovlina borgohain and weightlifter mirabai chanu have become household names after their medal successes at the tokyo olympics. sania mirza and cricketer mithali raj are all icons of their respective sports. overcoming challenges of a patriarchal society where opportunity often doesn t
she could have done in any of the activities that she takes on, but golf, since it is a more holistic life in it, travel and a lot of other good things, so i also kind of channelled her into golf. of course that is so wonderful, you are representing your country at the level of olympics and deaf olympics. people are taking inspiration, and more number of them, i guess, you would be seeing in coming years playing as professionals on let and lpg. i was that hungry. i wanted to win the ladies european tour. i played very good golf and i happened to win. wow! isn t it too soon? that was my fourth professional start, and everyone