How Brishti Bagchi is braving odds, busting stereotypes and breaking into the international women's football scene and more!
About Brishti
Brishti Bagchi is en route to becoming the first Indian female footballer to play in Spain.
Having her roots from Bangalore, she has played for S.A.I and represented Bangalore United FC in the Indian Women's' League.
Also, it is noteworthy that she has graduated from the University of North Texas in the field of Kinesiology and has managed to integrate her learnings into football.
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Special Mention: Invictus Performance Lab, Vilaysports
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