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    Why A Field Hockey Champ In India Is Now Harvesting Onions And Herding Goats

    Young female athletes benefited from an increase in government support in recent years. The pandemic has put an end to that.
    by Pooja Bhula Dec 31, 2020 4 minutes
    Field hockey star Sarita Bhise (right) with her mother (far left) and maternal aunt, cleaning onions they've harvested on the family farm.

    As a kid, Sarita Bhise was the fastest runner in her Indian village of Dhuldev. And she got plenty of practice. Half the year, her family roamed the grasslands as they grazed their goats, covering hundreds of miles.

    When she was 10, she was spotted by talent scouts from a local project that uses sports to provide opportunities to rural kids, especially girls. They thought she'd be a good candidate for a government-run sports hostel where young athletes live, train and get an education for free.

    After months of training, in 2011, Sarita was one of 150 candidates for the

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