Rani Rampal even namedropped Tokyo Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu, questioning if any cricketer has undergone the challenges the champion weightlifter faced.
Rani Rampal, considered a cradle of Indian hockey, rose from abject poverty to make the national team.
The-29-year-old will sign off as one of India's most decorated hockey players after leading the women's team to its best-ever finish at the Olympics — a fourth place at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Rani Rampal waited for the women's Hockey India League as a player for years but now that the league will finally see the light of the day, the former India captain will wear a different hat.
5 epic performances that didn't turn to bronze, but won our hearts.
The World Games announced the winner on Thursday after 20 days of polling by sports fans world-wide.
Swapna Barman is the recipient of the Rs.1.5 Lakh Annual Sports Scholarship from