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- The Kempegowda International Airport Foundation is giving free professional football training to 100 rural government school girls in Bengaluru.
- The three-year programme, run with the KEA (Kemp) Excellence Foundation, provides training, sports kit and chances to compete in tournaments.
- The girls are divided into eight groups and coached by All India Football Federation-accredited trainers, with two sessions a week and 40 sessions each season.
- The programme already shows results, with 18 players selected to represent the taluk at the Bengaluru district-level tournament.
- The initiative matters because it aims to spot talented players at the grassroots and prepare them for district, state and national competitions, with plans to expand to more government schools.
What to watch next
- Expansion of the football programme to more government schools in surrounding areas.
- Performance of the 18 selected girls at the Bengaluru district-level tournament.
- Progress of taluk champions Bettakote Government Higher Primary School and runner-up Vijayapura Government School in higher-level competitions.
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- 100 rural government schoolgirls in Devanahalli, Bengaluru free professional football training· longer
- program participants athletic skill development· weeks
- rural girls' grassroots football in Karnataka increased sports participation· longer
- Kempegowda International Airport Foundation csr reputation gain· weeks
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Named India · Bettakote Government Senior Primary School · Devanahalli · Vijayapura Government School · All India Football Federation · Bengaluru · Kempegowda International Airport Foundation · KEMP Excellence Foundation · Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence
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