Sikkim girls football team
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Sikkim has shown its strong presence in the 65th National School Games U-17 Girls Football Championship 2019-20 at Hukumchand Public School in Ajmer of Rajasthan.

Sikkim has thrashed Vidhya Bharati 15-0 in its first qualifying match on Tuesday morning.

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Again in its second qualifying match in afternoon itself, Sikkim has humbled IPSC 6-0.

Sikkim U-17 girl’s team has now been qualified for the next round of the tournament.

An eighteen-member Sikkim team accompanied by the coach, Pema Lhamu Lepcha and manager Dhan Kumari Sharma left on October 17 last for the tournament.

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The team has been sent by Department of Sports & Youth Affairs to the tournament.

Sikkim was placed in group E along with Vidhya Bharati and IPSC for the qualifying round.

 

Sagar Chhetri is Northeast Now Correspondent in Gangtok. He can be reached at: [email protected]