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Pro Kabaddi League 2021-22: Meet Abeer Arsiwala, Pro Kabaddi League’s only woman trainer

By Benson | Updated: December 21, 2021 21:22 IST

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Pro Kabaddi League 2021-22 Maharashtra Player's: The 2021-22 season of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is starting from 22nd December in Bangalore.
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The 8th edition of Pro Kabaddi will start with a match between U Mumbai and Bangalore Bulls. This will be followed by the South Derby match between Telugu Titans and Tamil Nadu. UP Warriors will be challenged by defending champions Bengal Warriors.
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But, there is talk of a female footballer climbing on this kabaddi mat. The name of this female footballer is Abeer Arsiwala. But, in the Pro Kabaddi League, she is in a different role and her talk is all over the place.
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Abir, 24, and her partner Manuel D'Souza have been signed by U Mumbai in 2019 as strength and conditioning trainers. The Mumbai girl is a footballer. She started playing football with her two older siblings. She left Maharashtra in 2009.
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She was selected for the Senior National Camp in 2016 and 2017, but could not find a place in the team. In 2017, she graduated from DY Patil College with a degree in Hotel Management. She was finding it difficult to afford football, so she chose a different career. त
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She did a Performance Enhancement Specialization online course from the US-based National Academy of Sports Medicine. In the same vein, she was signed by U Mumbai in 2019 for a strength and conditioning trainer. U also has a football club in Mumbai and Q.
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