The 18-year-old started playing hockey six years ago under the mentorship of Kolkata Warriors Athletic Club. A Class XII student of Belkulai CKAC Vidyapith (HS), Howrah, Rabiya took to hockey five years ago, thanks to the efforts of the Kolkata Warriors Athletic Club. Source: Kolkata Warriors Athletic ClubThe club that wields the hockey stickThe Kolkata Warriors Athletic Club has been giving hockey lessons to underprivileged children in Paddapukur, Kolkata, since 2012. Mokhtar Alam, a national-level rugby player and current president of Kolkata Warriors Athletic Club, had started it by borrowing hockey sticks from the school where he worked as a full-time teacher. The Kolkata Warriors Athletic Club men’s hockey team after a match.

Source: The Telegraph October 27, 2021 20:08 UTC