“To first make it a job as well, not just sports. You need to make it so that younger athletes also get paid or receive sponsorships, so they can look forward to playing at the district and state levels, and, once they perform well at the state level, get maybe some more funding for the national level. If they’re good at the national level, then they get some good funding for the international level, and then maybe, future ke liye (for the future), they should get some salary or a job, maybe somewhere. Because we lack that; 9th-10th mein kaafi players (Players in the 9th or 10th standards) come and ask me, parents come and ask me, “Future kya hai sport ka?” (What is the future?), she shared.
