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