Bandipora, Dec. 27 -- From a modest private school in north Kashmir, three young students under-14 have earned a place on the national sporting stage.

The student players, including Kaifa Mohideen (Class 8), Sabiha Bashir (Class 7) and Tanzeela Akbar (Class 6) of Global Wisdom Model Private School have been selected to represent Jammu and Kashmir at the National School Games in Handball (Under-14), to be held in Chittogarh Rajasthan under the School Games Federation of India in January.

The trio cleared a rigorous selection process, progressing through zone, district, division and UT-level championships, and have already won medals for J&K at district and state levels. They have been training consistently for nearly a year, balancing ac...