The Australian Consulate here has supported the Wheelchair Basketball Federation of India (WBFI) with a direct aid programme grant of Rs. 2.58 lakh which enabled the national women wheelchair basketball team to participate in a six-day "development camp" in Chon Buri.
According to a cosulate release, the camp, hosted by IWBF Asia Oceania Zone is designed to teach players the fundamental skills of wheelchair basketball in a fun and stress-free environment.
"This is the first time a team from India consisting (ten players and two coaches) is travelling abroad, to train and interact with international coaches and players," it said.
The team: Hima Kalyani B (Karnataka), Alphonsa Thomas (Kerala), Nisha Gupta (Maharashtra), Nisha Gopalakrishnan (Kerala), Vinolia Violet L (Tamil Nadu), SiniSaju (Kerala), R Hindu (Tamil Nadu), Poovammal S (Tamil Nadu), Satyavathi P (AP), Malathy Raja (Tamil Nadu). Coaches: Chetna Chaudhary (Rajasthan), Nikhilesh Sharma (Chattisgarh).
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