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(FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Women 2016) – Anusha IP who hails from Kozhikode Studying St Josephs College Alapuzha and Nimmy George who hails from Koratty and Studying in St Josephs College Irinjalakuda will be the two girls to represent India at the 23rd FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Women 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand, from Nov 13-19. It will be the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women. In Italy on 2017

India this time b will be Playing along with China ,Japan, South Korea Chineese Thaipai , Thailand in Level 1

About Nimmy George

Nimmy who is Now Coaching Under PC Antony at St Josephs College Irinjalkuda was from the cradle of Basketball Little Flower HSS Koratty under Winny Bestine . She had earlier went to FIBA first ever Asian Youth Camp for 3×3 Basketball at the Gharafa Training Hall, Doha, Qatar from September 5-18, 2015

About Anusha IP

Anusha IP this time is her first International appearance is Coaching Under Praveen from Kerla State Sports Council at St Josephs College Alapuzha is from another girls cradle of Basketball in Kozhikode St Michael’s GHSS Kozhikode trained under Sreejith earlier attended two other national camps in U13 as well as U 16

Comments from India’s Suasanthika Charavorthy

“Our main focus is to maintain our position in level 1,” said Suasnathika Charavortty who helped India to make the Level1 in the Last Edition “And, at the same time, we are going to try to upset the traditional East Asian powerhouses

Being my first international experience, it was really challenging,” she said about her experience last year. “But it was the best kind of exposure especially playing against teams like China, Japan and Korea. We understood what we lacked and how to play against teams that are physically and mentally stronger than us.”

The challenge for India will be similarly difficult in Bangkok, where, again, the East Asians will enter as overwhelming favorites to comprise the tournament’s top four teams. Chakravortty, for her part, is hoping to spearhead India as they hope to remain in Level 1.

The team has been for the past month training Under Sheeba and Suhas at SAI center in Auraghabad

“Luck should be on our side,” said susanthika “Beating one of East Asia’s top four teams will allow us to play the semi-finals, which will be something historic for us. The coaching staff has been working hard in preparing us for this tournament.”

The pressure is certainly on for India in this competition, especially since the sport has seen great growth in popularity at home. That’s something not lost on Chakravortty, who is aiming at, one day, achieving a high level of success for India’s women in the same way guys like Amjyot Singh and Vishesh Bhriguvanshi have led India’s men to new heights.