At 11, Goguloth Mamatha was fascinated at softball more so because of its novelty as she heard it for the first time when she was a student at the Mamata High School (Armoor) in Nizamabad district of Telangana.
But, little did this talented Mamatha realise that seven years later she would be the only girl from Telangana to get selected for the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou (China) from September 23 this year.
“The students were playing many sports. But it was for the first time I heard about softball and got hooked on it and fortunately had a very good mentor in Ganga Mohan Sir (secretary of Nizamabad District Softball Association). Slowly, I was able to improve my skills and techniques to be a good player,” said the modest Mamatha, who is born in a farmer’s family, with the parents never saying no to any of her requests to participate in various tournaments, often borrowing money from neighbours.
