Performance status of Indian female athletes in the international competitions

Historically women participation in the competitive sports came much later in comparison to men. However, from 1950s onwards the scenario has been changing, snapping the conventional image where Indian sports are continuously producing several well-known female athletes. This article aims to pick out four international events that have been organised till 2020 in order to determine the participation and performance status (number of medals) of Indian female athletes in various games. There is paucity of studies that have summarized the overall performance and achievements of female athletes in the international competitions. Therefore, this study was undertaken to analyse the performance status of Indian female athletes in the four international competitions: Olympic Games; Asian Games; World Athletic Championship and Commonwealth Games.