Tamil Lioness team player Priyanka Bhargav opens up in an exclusive interview with Asianet News at the GI-PKL 2025 event, Gurugram University. Priyanka shares her heartfelt story of hiding her passion for kabaddi from her father by returning home before he arrived, until the day he saw her medal and became her biggest supporter. Watch.
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00:00How did you get the support from your family?
00:18No, I didn't get the support from the beginning.
00:21When my mom was doing it, my dad told me to go back to my dad.
00:27I said, I was going back to my dad.
00:30When I got my medal in the state, my mom told me to go back to my dad.
00:37I said, I was playing well, I didn't get the name in the village.
00:41I said that my dad didn't get the support from my family.
00:45When you get the support from family, it has a different confidence.
00:51How many years have you played in Kabaddi?
00:545 years ago.
00:55So, you played the nationals?
00:56No, I still played the state in the position.
00:59We wish you all the best that you played the nationals.
01:02But I think that the confidence is now showing me.
01:05I think that Priyanka is ready for the nationals.
01:07Absolutely.
01:08So, tell me that if you play the nationals,
01:11what should you support from the government?
01:14Because in this Kabaddi game, there are a lot of training, health-wise, food-wise,
01:18many things in adequate amounts and proper ways.
01:22Sometimes we talk about a physician in sports and dietitian.
01:28So, do you think these requirements are necessary for your training?
01:33Yes, absolutely.
01:34Because now you know that you don't do a lot of sports.
01:37Now, it's a lot of sports.
01:39If you want to improve the girls,
01:41then you don't have to do anything to do with the government.
01:43So, the girls will stay behind.
01:45So, how many different is this league?
01:47How many different is this league?
01:49Yes, it's a lot of sports.
01:50Yes, it's a lot of sports.
01:51But as far as you can see,
01:52it seems to be good.
01:53So, let's see what happens.
01:55We have to see what happens.
01:56The first league is in the first league.
01:57So, it's been a season.
01:58My league is in the first league.
01:59Yes, it's a season.
02:00Yes, it's a season.
02:01And the GIPKL is also an aspiration for us.
02:05To get this Kabaddi game to a global level.
02:08Do you think Kabaddi will match up quickly?
02:12Yes, we should match up.
02:14Of course, we can match up.
02:15But girls can do anything today.
02:17No one can do anything.
02:18No one can do anything.
02:19No one can do anything.
02:20So, that's why we need to grow up.
02:21So, a final question.
02:23The girls who are watching this interview at this time.
02:28So, do you want to give a small and sweet message?
02:32Because you have to overcome your struggles,
02:34your family, your opposition,
02:36everything you overcome.
02:38Now, you are playing in this league.
02:39And there are also national hopes.
02:41So, tell us what message you want to give to the girls.
02:44I will give this message.
02:46And I will give this message.
02:47So, if someone wants to play,
02:49just play.
02:50And you have to find that the girls can be.
02:52And we can do it.
02:53And to prove it, we can do it.
02:55So, they will do it.
02:56And then they will sport the girls.
02:58They have to prove it.
03:00If we don't prove it,
03:02they will know what they will learn.
03:03They will know if they are playing or not.
03:05They will know what they will do.
03:07They will never know what they will go to.
03:08Thank you so much, Prankha.