Tibetan girls chase basketball dreams on 'roof of the world'

Basketball contests between classes are also held regularly to attract more girls to participate in the sport.

Dawa Droma, a senior student also on the school's female basketball team, said her passion for the sport started from her first basketball game in her freshman year.

"I had never touched a basketball before that game but joined the class team anyway. When I scored and heard my classmates cheer for me, I couldn't feel more proud. That's how I fell in love with basketball and never looked back," she recalled.

Reflecting on the influence of basketball on her life, Dawa Droma said the sport has helped her get fit and build up confidence over the years.

"Meeting players from different schools has certainly made me a more outgoing person," she said.

Dawa Droma said she hoped to do well in the upcoming national college entrance examination to get into Beijing Sport University, her dream school, to carry on her connection with basketball.

"I will work harder to achieve it," she said, with determination in her eyes.