The Indian women’s team qualified for Olympics only three times between 1980 and 2020—Moscow, Rio, and Tokyo—missing out for decades because federation budgets prioritised men’s travel and training camps. Olympic qualification now hinges on performing in designated tournaments, but without consistent funding for preparatory tours, our girls are always playing catch-up against professionally funded sides. My own battle is shifting a line item for ‘miscellaneous expenses’ in our budget to actually cover a sports psychologist for the women’s team—a small thing, but it’s been stuck in committee for a year, much like their progress.
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