Heena Sidhu during the women’s 10m Air Pistol final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, on Sunday. Photo: APHurry up Mommy, the shooting has started, my daughter yelled across the house on a Sunday morning. There were two Indian shooters, both girls, both in the reckoning for a medal at the ongoing Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Four years ago, my daughter watched Vinesh Phogat and Babita Kumari win gold medals for India in their respective wrestling weight categories to learn that important lesson: Girls are strong. We only enrolled our daughter in a class after she began to cartwheel more than she walked.

Source: Mint April 13, 2018 04:52 UTC