Jammu: The Kabaddi Girls Team of Jammu and Kashmir will participate, in collaboration with the J&K Sports Council, in the 51st Junior National Kabaddi Championship for Girls, scheduled to be held at Kolkata from 25th to 28th December 2025.
The girls’ team was given a formal send-off by the General Secretary of the J&K Amateur Kabaddi Association, Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Gupta, at the Kabaddi Stadium, Jammu. Prior to participation in the Junior National Championship, the team was cleared by the screening committee of the Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council. On the occasion, sports kits were distributed to the players by Sardar Iqbal Singh (Divisional Sports Officer) and Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Gupta in the presence of Sh. Vikas Jandial (Co-Convenor, Sports Cell, BJP), Sh. Surinder Mohan (Ex-General Secretary), Sh. Sangram Singh (Ex-Treasurer), Sh. Ajay Gupta (Chief Coach), Sh. Anil Sharma (Chief Coach), Sh. Rakesh Sharma (International Player), Mrs. Nisha Devi and Sh. Sikander Lal. The names of selected girls are as under: Divya Chouhan (Captain), Naysa Singh, Ishika, Vaibhavi Sharma, Mehak, Tabassum, Saniya Jan, Rashi Sadhyal, Samiksha Anand, Sunaina, Ritika Bhagat, Karitika Verma, Marifa Bilal and Sonakshi Khajuria. Smt. Nisha Devi is the coach and Sh. Sikander Lal is the manager of the team.