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A unique football tournament took place in Indore last week. The tournament, named ‘Goal In Saree’, saw the participation of eight women’s teams from the Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh. As the name suggested, all the participants wore a saree, instead of sports jersey during the matches.
This was the second edition of the tournament. The match held on March 25 and March 26 was sponsored by the Gwalior Municipal Corporation and the Senior Member Association of Junior Chamber International.
As reported by The New Indian Express, the saree-clad players were aged between 20 years to 72 years. A video from one of the tournament matches is going viral. On Sunday, journalist Prabhu Pateria (@PrabhuPateria), tweeted a video that showed IAS Kishore Kanyal, who is currently serving as Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Gwalior, doing the commentary as the players engage in a fierce match. This clip has gathered thousands of views since it was posted.
“Wear Saree and Stay Fit were the guiding themes of the tourney, which we’ve achieved. Though the next edition of the tourney is still a year away, women from other districts of the region, including Datia district, have already approached us for entry in the next edition. We may see a bigger ‘Goal In Saree’ tourney next time, where not only teams from Gwalior district, but other districts will turn this district-level tourney into a state-level event,” Anjali Gupta Batra, a social activist and one of the tournament’s organisers, was quoted as saying by The New Indian Express.
