Women are in a better place than where they were a few years ago, but there is still a long way towards gender parity in the country, leading women in sports said at a seminar in Hyderabad.
“Women’s safety remains a critical limiting factor, resulting in parents being apprehensive of sending their daughters to go out and play,” said Neha Agarwal Sharma, former Olympian and a table tennis champion.
Ms. Neha recalled her journey from feeling conscious about wearing shorts for a match in her school to becoming the only female table tennis player to represent India at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
