Female footballers from India, Pakistan to visit US

September 10, 2012 21:24

As part of an American sports exchange programme, 18 female soccer players from India and Pakistan would be visiting the United States from September 11.

Said to be the first India and Pakistan dual-country soccer exchange of its kind, members of the delegation, during the 10-day programme, will share their experiences, learn about the US through the lens of sports, interact with young American athletes, and meet with US sports professionals.

The programme, being sponsored by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' Sports United Division, will include a series of intensive soccer clinics, conflict resolution workshops and sessions on disability sports.

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