Assam Tea Garden Worker Bags Gold Medal in 11th South Asian Ashihare Karate Championship

DIBRUGARH: A 20-year-old tea garden worker, Rasina Gowala, has set an example for the young girls of the tea garden area by bagging a gold medal in the recently concluded 11th South Asian Ashihare Karate championship held at Chalsa in West Bengal.

Rasina is a temporary worker at Maijan tea estate in upper Assam Dibrugarh. She plucks tea leaves at Maijan tea estate with other womenfolk of the tea garden but her passion and interest in sports are unbelievable.

Rasina has become famous among the tea garden workers in Maijan after she bagged a gold medal in the Karate championship.

"From my childhood, I have interest in the sports activity. I watch the boys, who played football on our garden field. I decided to take part in sports activity and from then my sports career started. Recently, I won a Gold medal in the Ashihare Karate championship. All credits to my coach Tapan Bhuyan who has trained me in all the skills of the game," she said while speaking to The Sentinel.  

"For the last seven years, I am learning Karte. Now, many girls in the Tea garden practice Karate. Every girl of Tea garden should learn Karate for self-defence," she added.

"During rainy season our practice area becomes flooded. We have to face problems because we have no other alternative. I appeal that the government should provide an area for our practice,", she avowed.

Speaking to The Sentinel, Tapan Bhuyan, the Karate coach of Rasina said, "We are proud of her because she brought a Gold medal in the recently concluded Ashihare Karate championship. In 2018, in the Mixed boxing championship, she brought a Gold medal,".

"Seven years ago, Rasina brought her sister to me for teaching Karate. Every day, she came with her sister. One day, I asked Rasina would you want to learn Karate and she replied yes and from then her journey begins," he added.

"I teach Karate in many tea gardens of Dibrugarh. I have many students who learn Karate from me. The students are interested in this sport and want to do something", Bhuyan said.

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