HANGZHOU: Embracing motherhood comes with a price. They have to put family before careers. But the world of sports is still replete with stories of women sportspersons juggling professional careers and motherhood. At 32 years, Indian squash's leading lady, Dipika Pallikal, is a shining example of that.
Dipika, who is married to Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik, gave birth to twin boys - Kabir and Zian - on 18 October 2021. She returned to the circuit not long after in 2022 to clinch both the women's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the World Championships in Glasgow.
