India, Oct. 8 -- Priya Ghanghas, boxing.The 20-year-old boxer from Haryana took up the sport at 11 and punched her way up. At the Commonwealth Games in August, she won Gold in the women's 60kg category. Before that, she'd defeated China's Chengyu Yang, who was No 2 seed, at the Asian Boxing Championships 2026. In interviews, she's said she learnt how to rein in her aggression and unleash it at the right moment. Iconic behaviour.

Tanvi Sharma, badminton. Sharma, 17, became the third-youngest player to win a BWF Super 300 World Tour Title in August, at the Taipei Open. It was a win for India after 18 years; the last Indian who did it was Saina Nehwal, in 2008. Sharma, who's from Punjab, has caught the world's attention with her powerful sm...