A Champion
Sania Mirza is an Indian tennis player. She is the first India female sports player who has a championship status as well. Currently, she is a champion of. 28 year old Mirza has won a French mixed genders tennis before, until now, she has won almost 26 Tour Championship
In the interview, Mirza shares her experience. She said every child who played tennis often dreamed to be a world champion. She feels great after being number one. Therefore, she really hopes her story to become a positive message for other dreamers.
Actually in India, there is always happening violence to female. The Indian society is totally dominated by the paternity and male system. Women are hard to have a normal social status or even freedom and gender equality. Mirza has been talking about this for long time.
Last year, Mirza was assigned to be a South Asian woman in United States. Mirza had several speeches in the global stage. She mentions that it was really challenging to have next Mirza in India due to the gender inequality. Therefore, she thinks India must have social reform. It is really non sense that her clothes were criticized during her tennis player career. She truly believes that if she is a man, the criticisms will not happen. Women should not be discriminated or seen as objects. They should be respected and have own freedom and decision.
Written by Kwok Ka Lim