Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Mamta and Muskan have been selected in the Indian team for the 11th Asian Youth Women’s Handball Championship slated to be held from July 18 to 26 in Jiangshan, China. Manisha Rathore has been appointed as the coach of the 18-member Indian squad.The Indian women’s handball team reached China on Thursday after attending the training camp, organized by SAI from June 12 to July 15 at the SAI Excellence Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.The honorary secretary of Rajasthan State Handball Association, Yash Pratap Singh said that Muskan, who plays in the left back position, and Mamta, who is the pivot in the team, are the members of the Women’s Handball Academy, run by Rajasthan State Sports Council in Jaipur.Manisha Rathore, who has been made the coach of the team, is working as a handball coach in the Rajasthan State Sports Council. Earlier, she was the coach of the Indian team in the Asian and World Championships.Indian women’s handball team: Kanishka (captain), Shivani, Ridhima, Garima, Neha, Shiksha, Muskan (Himachal Pradesh), Mamta, Muskan (Rajasthan), Naina (vice-captain), Komal, Ananya, Vaishnavi Singh (Uttar Pradesh), Manali (Gujarat), Kaafi (Haryana), Amrita, Aditi, Sakshi (SAI).Coaches: Sachin Chaudhary, Manisha Rathore, Binoy, Naveen Poonia. Physio: Monika Sharma.
