Usha’s school attracts young talents from across the country

Girls shortlisted from trials conducted first time after COVID-19

P.K. Ajith Kumar

KOZHIKODE

One girl came from Bengal. Another from Punjab. There was one from Uttar Pradesh, too. The Usha School of Athletics is now attracting more talents from across the country than it used to before.

Some 240 girls were there for the selection trials conducted in two legs over the last few weeks.

“It is great to find that we are getting girls from well outside Kerala,” Usha told The Hindu on Monday. “Some of them looked really good and we have made a shortlist.”

In that list are 18. “Those girls will be called later for extended trials at the school,” Usha said. “We will have a close look at them, not just the way they perform. They will be examined by doctors, who specialise in sports medicine, as well before we finally select the girls who we feel have the potential.

“We will also test their attitude and will also find out if their parents too are keen about their daughters taking up sport as a career.”