~Indian ladies’s captain says steps have been taken to extend gender equality within the sport~
New Delhi, 8e March 2024: On the event of Worldwide Ladies’s Day 2024, Indian ladies’s workforce captain Savita Punia delivered a robust message and stated the important thing to success lies in believing in your self. She stated: “Once I began enjoying, I used to be lucky to have full help from my household regardless of the challenges. That was an enormous confidence booster for me. Nonetheless, that didn’t apply to everybody. However over time, the state of affairs has modified for the higher. So all the time consider in your self and do not assume that you’re lower than anybody else. Set your objectives and spend all of your onerous work with dedication and motivation. It could take a while to attain your objectives, however you’ll all the time get there in the long run.”
“You see, there are numerous gamers from Haryana who’re within the Indian hockey workforce. That simply reveals that instances have modified and it ought to keep that method. I’m so joyful that ladies from throughout India at the moment are receiving help from their households. Household performs an necessary position in a toddler’s success. If the kid will get the help of his household, I’m certain the kid will do his greatest to make the household proud. It is nice to see the equality between the genders. There are as many steps and initiatives you may take in the direction of equality, nevertheless it’s nice to see ladies getting equal alternatives to point out their braveness in all walks of life.”
With the 14th Hockey India Senior Ladies Nationwide Championship 2024 being held in Pune, the place India’s greatest hockey gamers and rising stars will compete for honors representing their respective state groups, Savita spoke in regards to the significance of this platform in nurturing and showcasing expertise. She stated: “The Nationwide Championships are greater than only a competitors, it’s a platform the place goals and futures are formed. Each participant who goals of enjoying for the nationwide workforce has this unimaginable alternative to showcase his abilities and method and make a spot for the Indian workforce.”
“The younger gamers have this golden alternative to spend high quality time with the skilled gamers, work together with them, study the place all they will enhance their recreation and what their mentality must be in the event that they wish to see themselves donning the Indian jersey. The younger gamers ought to take most benefit of this. There are various home gamers who’re simply ready for Senior Nationwide and Junior Nationwide as they consider that this platform is a springboard for them and to point out the selectors their potential and talents,” added the three-time FIH Goalkeeper winner of the 12 months award. .
Savita, who might be representing Haryana, additionally make clear how necessary this might be for her as she prepares for future tournaments. She stated, “It is going to be an expertise as after a very long time, many nationwide workforce gamers will take part on this and signify their respective states. Personally, for me, I’ve been enjoying on the worldwide degree for the previous 15 years, and with each event and recreation I’m always trying to enhance myself. Having stated that, if you play on the nationwide degree, it’s a very completely different recreation than on the worldwide degree. It is going to be a problem for me as a result of I’m not effectively knowledgeable in regards to the gamers’ skills. I cannot take any match frivolously and might be as targeted as when I’m enjoying a global event. It is going to be a studying expertise for me as a result of I consider there isn’t any finish to studying. You study one thing new day-after-day.”