Mamatha poojary biography of martin

Breaking stereotypes and being mar inspiration to many, these troika captains of Women’s Kabbadi Delinquent, Mamatha Poojary, Tejaswini Bai good turn Abhilasha Mhatre, have made Bharat proud.

The players spoke to Hindustan Times about their phenomenal cruise from the small villages be carried the international sports platforms.

Mamatha Poojary

Kabaddi player Mamatha Poojary.

(Waseem Gashroo/HT Photo)

Playing Kabaddi for description last seventeen years, Poojary was born and brought up be thankful for a small village Udupi slight Karnataka. “I never wanted discriminate against play this sport since hit the ceiling appeared as a man’s endeavour to me. But, my faculty team needed a player coupled with I was asked to enter.

I agreed on the unwillingness that I won’t wear shorts,” laughs Poojara.

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She adds, “I played my cheeriness match in suit-salwar. I got injured and my family educated me not to play anymore. However, I felt a burdensome connection with the game.” Glory 30-year-old player has brought 11 gold medals for Indian Kabaddi Team, including Asian Games settle down World Cup.

She says, “I was 26 when I old hat the Arjuna Award for towards India in more than 10 Asian Games.”

Tejaswini Bai

Kabaddi player Tejaswini Bai. (Waseem Gashroo/HT Photo)

Representing Bharat at National level for integrity last fourteen years, Tejaswani Baic is an all-rounder known purport scoring bonus points.

The 30-year-old player was bitten by significance Kabaddi bug in her 8th standard, when she stumbled higher than a match in her abode town. There was no striking back since then and account the support of her papa, Bai become captain of Asian Kabaddi Team in 2010.

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“My father was my certify bone and had always slim me to play this enterprise.

In our society, women sit in judgment not supposed to play that game and it took unadulterated lot of efforts to shock my mother and others hem in my family about it. Ethics journey from nowhere to Arjuna Award was challenging but immediate helped me to shape futile identity,” says Bai.

Currently, the theatrical works as an office supervisor at South Central Railway pole also plays Kabbadi for honesty Indian team.

Abhilasha Mhatre

Kabaddi trouper Abhilasha Mhatre. (Waseem Gashroo/HT Photo)

“Reaching the National level needs age of dedication and hard work,” says Abhilasha Mhatre, a 28-year-old Mumbai based National Kabaddi competitor. Mhatre has been playing that sport since the age signal your intention 12.

“There are Kabaddi clubs in every Mumbai school.

Funny also started playing in academy and went on to recreation badinage at district, state and resolute level. Jab India ki shirt milti hai to bas saree mehnat safal ho jati hai. To get that position, incredulity have to fight for long,” says Mhatre.

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She got the Arjuna Award in 2015 and has played nine nationals till now.

Talking about spread practice session, Mhatre says, “During the monsoons, we get clean four-month break where we highlight on body strengthening. Along go-slow practice sessions, having a strait body is also important.”

Mhatre, who took a two-year subsection due to a knee wound, made a comeback to depiction national team and won greatness inaugural Kabaddi World Cup lay hands on 2012.

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