“Competition there is way ahead,” Mr. Sinha says. The idea is to enjoy themselves.”The enablerIt took a large team to put these village girls onto podiums. In December 2010, the Mann Deshi Foundation launched Mann Deshi Champions, to identify future athletes in rural areas, and give them facilities and training to excel. “Rural India has a lot of talent which needs to be observed, tapped and supported,” says Chetna Gala Sinha, founder, Mann Deshi Foundation. “The three pillars to empower our athletes to go to the Olympics level are the right nutrition, coaches and facilities,” Mr. Sinha says.

Source: The Hindu September 23, 2017 19:01 UTC