Irtiqa Ayoub

Irtiqa Ayoub from Safa Kadal[1] is the youngest Rugby Development Officer (RDO) in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory). She coached hundreds of school and college kids,[2] and has dreams of playing for India one day.[3] Irtiqa was felicitated with ‘Eminence Awards’[4], an honor dedicated to young achievers in the Kashmir valley[5]. She was 16-years-old when she started playing Rugby. [6]

Irtiqa Ayoub
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Personal information
NationalityIndian
Sport
SportRugby

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Kashmiri woman dreams to play for All Blacks". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  2. Service, Tribune News. "Breaking tradition, Valley's young rugby coach proves her mettle". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  3. "Meet Irtiqa Ayoub, The Shining Rugby Star From Kashmir - SheThePeople TV". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  4. Patriot, Kashmir (2018-06-14). "Meet Irtiqa, Kashmir's youngest rugby coach -". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  5. "Meet Irtiqa Ayoub, a rugby player who is changing perceptions". femina.in. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  6. Staff, The Dispatch (2019-05-20). "The story of Irtiqa Ayoub, this 23-year-old is youngest Kashmiri rugby player". The Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-05-01.