Raipur, March 30 -- When Pallavi Payeng's daughter was just six months old, the weightlifter had to make a difficult choice to either leave the sport she loved so much or sacrifice her time with her daughter and go back to training.

As Pallavi struggled to make a decision between choosing her training or spending time with her daughter, her husband Sukhawon Thouwmung then egged to pursue her dream while her mother offered to take care of the infant. Pallavi made all those sacrifices count as she bagged the silver medal in the women's 69kg category at the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games.

Belonging to the Mising Tribe in Assam, Pallavi had begun her weightlifting journey in 2018 and steadily built a reputation by winning medals at the ...