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Prabhat Mishra, Narkatiaganj (West Champaran). Today, the daughters of West Champaran district of Bihar are making their mark at the national level. Coming from rural background and limited resources, these daughters have not only proved their talent but are also making their region and country proud.
About a dozen girls are playing football at the national level in Narkatiaganj. All of them are residents of rural areas. From villages like Noniya Tola and DK Shikarpur, Banwaria etc., six to eight kilometers away, they reach Narkatiaganj High School sports ground at 7:30 in the morning for practice. Practices there for two hours.
Class VIII students Priya Kumari and Muskan Kumari are U-14 players, while Nikki, Sapna, Riya and Janaki Kumari are U-17 players at the national level. More than 35 girls have got jobs under sports quota.
Apart from making names in sports like football and carrom at state, national and international level, players are also becoming self-reliant by getting government jobs through sports quota. Despite lack of resources and social challenges, these daughters proved that no obstacle is too big for hard work and goals.
Got jobs through sports quota in police, paramilitary forces, railways and secretariat.
Wajida Tabassum of Narkatiaganj is the first female footballer of the district, who started playing football from school level in the year 1992. Later he represented Bihar at national and international level.
The story of her struggle after getting a job through sports quota became an inspiration for other girls. Neha from Chanpatia got a job on the basis of carrom.
In the last one and a half decade, about 35 women players from the district have gained recognition in football at the state and national level. Many of them are serving in the Education Department, Bihar Police, Paramilitary Forces, Railways and State Secretariat.
Vandana Kumari, Ritul Kumari, Ritika Kumari and Manisha are working in Bihar Police. Ansha, Rajni, Jyoti and Shashi are working in Railways, while Lucky and Anisha have got a place in the state secretariat through sports quota.
Most of the girls are from poor families
Sports coach Sunil Verma said that currently about 40 girls are taking football training. Girls have great fondness for football. Deep Rani Paswan and Muskaan Priya, despite being from poor families, have reached the national level on the basis of their hard work.
Most of the players come from ordinary and poor families. National player Namita Baitha's father works as a clothes washer, while Priya Kumari's father is a labourer.
Sports teachers Nirmala and Divya say that if we set goals and work hard continuously, then opportunities themselves make their way. Madhu, Anjum Ara, Shweta, Anantha, Abha, Geeta, Shobha, Aarti and Kiran are doing jobs on the basis of sports.
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