The Tokyo Olympics will be quite different from all the other games in the past—there will no spectators and it will take place while the host city Tokyo is under a state of emergency due to the pandemic. After delay and drawn-out discussions, the Olympics will kick off July 23 and organisers hope that it will be a "light at the end of the tunnel. Ahead of the Olympics, we're spotlighting female athletes who are at the top of their game and inspiring the next generation. From the first Filipino to win a major golf tournament to the first Malaysian woman to win an Olympic medal, here are 15 contenders we'll be cheering for in Tokyo and beyond. Margielyn "Margie" Didal is the first Filipino athlete to qualify for the Olympics in skateboarding, a sport making its debut at the Tokyo Olympics. She rose to prominence after the X Games Minneapolis in , where she was the first competitor to represent the Philippines.