Sabina won gold medals in the girls' Keirin and Team Sprint events, respectively, as well as a bronze in the 200m Sprint.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThis is my first Khelo India Youth Games and I\u2019m very happy with my performance and the three medals. Among them, the individual Keirin was my best,\u201d the visibly elated National Centre of Excellence trainee told SAI Media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sabina\u2019s story is one of quiet determination, focus and hard work. \u201cI have always been focused and have worked hard. There are many girls in rural places who want to do something in life but don\u2019t find the opportunity. I want to tell them to work hard. Chase what you want, whether it\u2019s in sports or anything else,\" said the 18-year-old, a Khelo India Athlete (KIA).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sabina\u2019s entry into sports was by accident. \u201cI didn\u2019t even know about sports then. My father filled out a form in 2017 under the Central Coalfields Ltd programme of the Jharkhand Government. He just wanted me to do well in life in terms of survival and education. That small act changed my life,\u201d Sabina said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She was 12 when she took to Cycling at the Jharkhand State Sports Promotion Society (JSPS) Academy in Ranchi. Sabina soon came under the wings of cycling coach Ram Kapoor Bhatt. Impressed by her instincts and agility, Bhatt, a multiple medalist in cycling at the 2011 National Games, encouraged Sabina to try out sprint.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI was 13 in 2018 when I started training under Ram sir, and I never looked back,\u201d Sabina said. By 2021, her steady improvement led to a breakthrough \u2014 a gold and bronze -- at her first national championship in Jaipur. \"That was when I started believing that I could go far.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With her housewife mother managing the home and her father working daily-wage jobs to make ends meet, the thought of pursuing a career in sport seemed improbable. But with continuous support from the Khelo India Scheme, Sabina has found an avenue to express herself. \u201cThe Khelo India Scheme is the reason I am what I am today,\u201d she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 2024, she won her first international medal as part of the Indian team that claimed sprint gold at the Asian Championships in Delhi. Sabina is also part of the SAI National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) IG Stadium, training under French cycling legend Kevin Sireau and further honing her technical edge. \u201cHe is a very good guide. My aim now is to represent India at the Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With her housewife mother managing the home and her father working daily-wage jobs to make ends meet, the thought of pursuing a career in sport seemed improbable. But with continuous support from the Khelo India Scheme, Sabina has found an avenue to express herself. \u201cThe Khelo India Scheme is the reason I am what I am today,\u201d she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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