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KIYG 2025: With dreams of playing for India, TT player Nilanjana Sharma, 8, takes baby steps to star

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KIYG 2025: With Dreams Of Playing For India, TT Player Nilanjana Sharma, 8, Takes Baby Steps To Stardom

By IANS News May 08, 2025 • 18:22 PM View: 678

Khelo India Youth Games: In a melee of 6500 athletes participating in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games 2025, an 8-year-old athlete, the youngest in the entire tournament, is making her mark in the table tennis competition.

Hailing from Muzaffarpur district in Bihar, Nilanjana Sharma is excited to make her debut in the Khelo India Youth Games, which is giving her a platform to showcase her talent.

She is being trained by her father, Niranjan Kumar, an ex-football player, who is a sports teacher at DAV Public School in Muzaffarpur. Nilanjana began her training at the age of three.

TAGS Nilanjana Sharma Khelo India Youth Games Niranjan Kumar DAV Public School SAI Media Bihar State Championship Rahul Kumar Khelo India

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