Squash player Dipika Pallikal | Hot Photos | Video

Like in our previous post about sexy tennis player Sania Mirza, we are taking another break from posting about the beautiful women of Bollywood to feature another athlete who has restored our pride and faith on the Indian people. We are talking, of course, about the squash player Dipika Pallikal. She - along with her teammate Joshna Chinappa recently won gold medals at the 20th Commonwealth Games last August 2, Saturday. Just look at that sweet smile, isn't she gorgeous (see photo)!

The victory gave them a place in history. It is the country's first ever medal in squash doubles for the said tournament. In the finals, they defeated England's Laura Massaro and Jenny Duncalf, with a score of 11-6 and 11-8 in the 10th day of said competition. Here's a photo of the beautiful ladies, posing with their gold medals (see below, from Agence France-Presse).

Dipika Pallikal was born on September 21, 1991 in Chennai. She has a height of 1.60 meters. Currently ranked the tenth best squash player in the world, she is coached by Australian Sarah Fitz-Gerald and is exclusively using the Technifibre brand of squash racquets.

Her tour career for the World Squash Association (WSA) is really commendable. She won the gold at the following: Orange County Open (United States) and the Crocodile Challenge Cup (Hong Kong) in 2011, and in 2013, at the Meadowood Pharmacy Open (Canada). In recognition to her achievements in the said sport, she has won the Arjuna Award in 2012 and the Padma Shri in 2014.

More hot photos of Dipika Pallikal (click to enlarge):

Here's a video from Youtube:

Sources: Wikipedia, various forum posts