Breaking gender barriers in Bhubaneswar Odisha through Mixed Gender Football Tournament

Bhubaneswar | Sunday | 20th October, 2019

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Bhubaneswar: The second edition of Mixed Gender Football Tournament was organised by Pro Sport Development (PSD) in partnership with the Fare Network on 19th October 2019 held at the Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir (SSVM) School in Patrapada, Bhubneswar. The unique mixed gender tournament had 12 teams with a squad of 10-14 members out of which 7 members played on the field. The coaches at PSD had been regularly training children in football skills which helped the children learn the basics of passing and dribbling, ball control and shooting. With the supporters cheering from the side-lines and some challenging knockout rounds, the top two teams were from Saraswati Sishu Mandir (SSM) and Beena Bharati Vidya Mandir (BBVM). Suheil F.

Tandon, Founder-Director of Pro Sport Development, said “we are delighted to organise the 2nd mixed-gender football tournament in collaboration with FARE in Bhubaneswar..