Natives at Nikki Pradhan, Salima Tete’s villages rejoice after win in Tokyo

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Natives at Nikki Pradhan, Salima Tete’s villages rejoice after win in Tokyo

Tuesday, 03 August 2021 | Mrituanjay Kumar | Ranchi

The waves of euphoria gripped Khunti and Simdega districts in Jharkhand when the daughters of the State, Nikki Pradhan and Salima Tete's team created history by defeating Australia

1-0 on Sunday. The team has made it to the semi-finals after being successful for the first time in the quarter-final match.

Gurjit Kaur scored the only goal for India. The team dominated the Australian team throughout the match and continued the attacking game continuously.

The parents of Pradhan, the lone defender of Jharkhand's Khunti district, have expressed happiness. Nikki's father said that his daughter would definitely bring gold, while Nikki's mother Jeetan Devi became emotional after watching the entire match on the TV screen. She said that when my daughter falls while playing, it hurts a lot but what to do, it keeps on falling in the game. My daughter Nikki will definitely bring gold, she added.

Pradhan's Coach Dashrath Mahto has also congratulated the entire team. He said that Nikki was trained in difficult situations. “Nikki is hard working from the beginning, as a result of which Nikki is known in the whole Country and Nikki will definitely bring gold for the Country,” he added.

Mahato believes that if the youth of this Naxal-affected Khunti district is to be connected with the mainstream, then the Government and system will have to promote the youths towards the game so that the youth who have strayed here will join the mainstream after seeing players like Nikki.

Talking to the Pioneer, he said that it was a big challenge to connect the youth here with sports. “According to the time, people changed and got associated with the game. If the name of the district is to be illuminated, then sports will have to be promoted here. A playground will have to be built in the villages of the remote areas, so that if people join, then they will be saved from going on the wrong path,” he added.

Meanwhile, in Simdega, there was a wave of happiness and an atmosphere of celebration in the village of Salima Tete, Badkichhapar. After the spectacular performance in the Tokyo Olympics, when the family members of Salima came out of the house to celebrate, they did not even have slippers on their feet, the children took out a rally and congratulated Salima and the Indian team for victory.

Salima Tete's younger sister Mahima Tete said that she was constantly talking to her sister Salima. She was disappointed after losing the first three matches in a row. The whole team was also under pressure but today the whole team along with her sister did wonders. She said that they are all happy and want the team to return with a gold medal.

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