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Do women in India face barriers in sports?

2025/2/18
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Hannah Gelbart: 我今天要讨论的是印度女运动员。她们正在打破障碍，努力证明赛场属于所有人，但这并非易事。她们面临着性别偏见和资金不足等诸多挑战，为了留在赛场上，她们不得不努力奋斗。 Divya Arya: BBC 举办了印度年度最佳女运动员奖，旨在表彰印度女运动员的成就，并关注她们面临的挑战。本次颁奖典礼上，我们表彰了在不同体育项目中取得成就的女性，涵盖了板球、射击、跳伞和高尔夫等项目。获奖者 Manu Bhaker 在巴黎奥运会上创造了历史，成为首位在同一届奥运会上获得两枚奖牌的印度女性。 Manu Bhaker: 我的运动生涯充满了起伏，我经历过许多失败和胜利。最重要的是，我感谢能够站在这里，我希望我的经历能够激励印度的女性和所有怀揣梦想的人们。旅程不会因为挣扎或没有获得奖牌而结束，它会继续下去。 Divya Arya: 在印度，女子参与体育运动是一种较为新近的现象。社会传统观念和对女性角色的刻板印象阻碍了女性参与体育运动。许多女运动员在获得成功时，都得到了家人巨大的支持。这个奖项不仅是为了表彰一位印度女运动员，也是为了承诺在我们自己的编辑报道中，报道女运动员的故事，她们面临的挑战以及帮助她们前进的因素。 印度女运动员面临的最大挑战是资金不足。即使在女子板球运动中，资金支持也严重不足。许多女运动员不得不自掏腰包支付旅行和训练费用。虽然现在女子板球已经得到了更好的资金支持，但在早期阶段，她们缺乏资金支持，这阻碍了她们的发展。 与发达国家相比，印度在体育方面的投资优先级较低，这限制了对女子体育运动的资金投入。印度女运动员还面临性骚扰、缺乏女性教练和基础设施等问题，并且由于担心影响职业发展和家庭反对，她们往往难以公开举报。虽然政府和社会正在努力解决这些问题，但改变仍在缓慢进行中。女运动员的个人毅力、家庭的支持以及外部支持对她们的成功至关重要。

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This chapter covers the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year awards, highlighting the achievements of female athletes despite numerous obstacles. Manu Bhaker's journey, marked by both triumphs and setbacks, is used to illustrate the resilience required in the face of adversity. The chapter emphasizes the significance of recognizing and celebrating the achievements of these women.
  • The BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Awards celebrated achievements in various sports.
  • Manu Bhaker won the main award, becoming the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals in one games.
  • Bhaker's story highlights the resilience needed to overcome challenges and setbacks in sports.

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Even though cricket is a national obsession in India, many other sports struggle to find an audience. And in terms of performance in international competitions, India has historically lagged behind. At last year’s Paris Olympics, India — a country of more than one billion people — failed to win a single gold medal and it finished behind smaller countries like St Lucia, Kyrgyzstan and Botswana on the medal table.

The country’s female athletes face a particular set of challenges. But they are breaking down barriers and trying to prove that the playing field belongs to everyone.

The BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year awards honour pioneering Indian sportswomen. The BBC’s Divya Arya attended the event and explains the challenges that female athletes face in India and what is being done to change this. We also hear from one of this year’s recipients, Olympic shooter Manu Bhaker.

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