Dear sportswoman,
When you turned ear to "girl’s shouldn't wear short clothes”, you won.
When you trained with boys because there weren't any girls who played your sport, you won.
When you didn't let bad infrastructure and worst administration deter you, you won.
When you shut a socialite, who (who is not any different from your neighborhood aunties) said you went on a free foreign trip to click selfies, up without saying a word yourself, you won.
When you brought a nation together to watch a sport that is not cricket, you won.
When you showed all those who said "this is a boys' sport” what is meant to run, play, fight like a girl, you won.
When you participated in your opponent's celebration of victory, you won.
You may not wear gold around your neck today, you may wear silver, or bronze or nothing at all.
But somewhere 10,000 miles away,
A teacher will not take a PT class to complete the portion before exam,
A coach will remove the word ‘boys’ from the name of his Academy,
A mom will replace a good-for-complexion-haldidoodh with a glass of protein shake,
And a little girl will look at the TV with eyes that sparkle brighter than any medal around your neck can.
She will pick up a bat or racquet or a pair of gloves and hold on to it so tight that nobody will be able to snatch it away.
And when that happens, you will know,
YOU WON.
When you turned ear to "girl’s shouldn't wear short clothes”, you won.
When you trained with boys because there weren't any girls who played your sport, you won.
When you didn't let bad infrastructure and worst administration deter you, you won.
When you shut a socialite, who (who is not any different from your neighborhood aunties) said you went on a free foreign trip to click selfies, up without saying a word yourself, you won.
When you brought a nation together to watch a sport that is not cricket, you won.
When you showed all those who said "this is a boys' sport” what is meant to run, play, fight like a girl, you won.
When you participated in your opponent's celebration of victory, you won.
You may not wear gold around your neck today, you may wear silver, or bronze or nothing at all.
But somewhere 10,000 miles away,
A teacher will not take a PT class to complete the portion before exam,
A coach will remove the word ‘boys’ from the name of his Academy,
A mom will replace a good-for-complexion-haldidoodh with a glass of protein shake,
And a little girl will look at the TV with eyes that sparkle brighter than any medal around your neck can.
She will pick up a bat or racquet or a pair of gloves and hold on to it so tight that nobody will be able to snatch it away.
And when that happens, you will know,
YOU WON.
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