Yuwa was selected from among 160 projects by Laureus World Sports Academy, which has Olympians Edwin Moses, Mark Spitz, Nadia Comaneci, Monica Seles among others. Laureus has been working with Yuwa since 2016 and funding a portion of the running costs – estimated at Rs 3 crore annually – through its partner Mercedes Benz. STINT IN SPAINFor the Yuwa girls, there is more coaching lessons coming up. But more than playing football, the regimented training at Yuwa has given the girls mental strength. The Yuwa girls, already the darlings of this year’s awards, will walk the red carpet on Monday when the year’s best male and female awards will be announced.

Source: Hindustan Times February 17, 2019 16:41 UTC