Tibetan girl's thirst for football undimmed by pandemic

After this game, Pubu Droma decided to establish an exclusive girls' team for female football lovers at her college, which began life in November 2019. "I didn't expect to see so many girls at our school loving football. About 50 girls joined in the group and we conducted regular training sessions at weekends," she said.

However, the sudden epidemic outbreak halted their training plans. "I was anxious and so worried at that time. What if this long-term epidemic drained their enthusiasm? What if the newly-formed team was broken up?" Pubu Droma worried.

What her teammates did gave her great confidence. "They trained voluntarily and our chat group became more active. In the meantime, all my girls were in full swing in making the informal team become an official one."

When they prepared the project proposal for the official team, Pubu Droma raised a question to her teammates, asking them what their football dream is.

"To share the football pitch with more girls."

"To gather more female football lovers and let more people hear our voice."

"To let people see us playing football in professional games."

Their answers greatly warmed Pubu Droma. She summarized these points in the project proposal. "Our team's dream is to organize an official school women's football team and create a new platform for more female football lovers. We encourage each other and make progress together."

In June, these girls realized their dream. The women's football team at Nankai University was launched. "We want to recruit more girls into our team and have opportunities to participate in national competitions in the future," said Pubu Droma.

Pubu Droma and her teammates hope the epidemic can be overcome soon, so that they can return to school as soon as possible and realize their football dream.

"I love football and hope it will spring up everywhere," she said.