3 Maharashtra girls in Indian team for Asia Rugby Sevens

Three girls from Maharashtra have been included in the 14member India womens under18 rugby team that left the country on Tuesday to participate in the Asia Rugby U18 Girls Rugby Sevens Championship 2021 which will be held in Tashkent Uzbekistan on September 18 and 19Vaishnavi Dattatray Patil Kolhapur Akanksha Anand Katkade Nashik and Lavanya Jagdish Adusumalli Mumbai Suburban all three from Maharashtra have successfully made it in the Indian team based on their exceptional performance in the campThe team will be led by Anshika Chauhan of Delhi and includes three players each from Odisha and Delhi besides two each from West Bengal and BiharA total of 52 girls from 13 StatesUTs across India were shortlisted based on their performance at the last SubJunior National Championships National School Games Rugby Championships and their fitness and skill test results These shortlisted girls attended the national training and selection camp at the KIIT University campus in Bhubaneswar from August 14September 13The girls underwent rigorous training and upskilling sessions conducted by renowned coaches from South Africa Hendik Naas Botha South Africa Rugby Legend amp fourtime World Rugby player of the year Ludwiche Van Deventer Rugby Sevens specialist and the Indian senor teams captain Vahbiz Bharucha who is a mentor and official physiotherapist for the U18 girls rugby teamAlso read Covid19 Rugby players provide oxygen cylinders ration to help families in needFive countries Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan United Arab Emirates UAE India and host Uzbekistan will vie for top honours in the championshipCommenting on the occasion Vikram Ahuja President Rugby ndia said We are thankful to Societe Generale the Govt of Odisha KIIT and all our partners for their commitment and kind support towardsRugby Indias HighPerformance initiatives in preparation for the Asia Rugby Championship This support will truly bost our teams morale and encourage them to perform fiercely at the Asian level and bring home accolades We are confident that the U18 Girls team will deliver their best and make the country proudThe squadAnshika Chauhan Capt Delhi Tarulata Naik Odisha Nandini Delhi Mama Naik Odisha Gomti Delhi Nirmalya Rout Odisha Chanel Crizzle Goa Arti Kumari Bihar Akanksha Anand Katkade Maha Sapna Kumari Bihar Vaishnavi Dattatray Patil Maha Nikita Oraon West Bengal Lavanya Jagdish Adusumalli Maha Sonali Oraon WBThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever