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Kids travel 70km to play Golden Baby League in Meghalaya

New Delhi, Nov 8 (UNI) “The thing about football — the important thing about football — is that it is not just about football.”
This memorable quote by English writer Terry Pratchett encapsulates the passion that can be evoked by the 'Beautiful Game' — an example of which can be seen in the West Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, where over 350 children came together to take part in the first edition of the Laitkseh Golden Baby League in the 2019-20 season while overcoming a number of hurdles, such as travelling long distances, that too in the hills.
"In the first Laitkseh Golden Baby League, we had stakeholders and clubs come from far away on each match-day. We had clubs from many localities and different children from different communities take part -- many of whom would get up at 6 am and travel up to 70km on match-day — even from the farthest parts of our district," League Operator Gilbert Jackson told aiff.com.
"Unless they didn't have the passion and love for the game, no one would put in so much effort. That is the beauty of the game and the Golden Baby League. It is heartening to see that people are so concerned about the game and is a motivation for us to keep organizing such events," he added.
The Golden Baby Leagues project was launched in the year 2018 by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for children aged between 6-12 years with the aim of providing access to football irrespective of gender, religion, economic background or ethnic origin and grow a new generation of boys and girls that start playing the sport from an early age – all in an effort to take Indian Football Forward Together.
According to the League Operator, another advantage of organizing the Golden Baby League has been recognition from institutions across India and he mentioned how they are planning to have a separate league for girls as well in order to increase female participation.
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