At the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games 2025 in Bihar, a collaborative initiative between the Bihar State Sports Authority (BSSA) and the Simply Sport Foundation (SSF) was organised to educate the athletes and coaches about menstrual health. (More Sports News)
Titled ‘Simply Period Kiosks’, the educational initiative was launched at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna and the Rajgir Sports Complex, as part of the KIYG 2025, which will go on till 15 May.
These modest kiosks have been an overwhelming success so far, drawing in young athletes, coaches, support staff, and spectators in discussions about menstrual health.
The goal, as per SSF라이브 바카라 research lead Manasi Satalkar, was to sensitise the participants about menstrual health issues and concerns faced by female athletes.
Other than the discussions, the organisers also hosted surveys “...to get a sense of the ground reality and of the opinions of different groups like athletes, coaches, and support staff,” Satalkar said in a press release.
The survey conducted at the kiosks focused on five key issues: hygiene, infrastructure, period management in sports, communication about menstrual health, and knowledge and acceptance of different period products.
In the first week alone, nearly 800 responses were collected from the survey, and the participants received period-care kits as well.
The initiative drew praise from those present, as well as former India women라이브 바카라 rugby team captain and coach Neha Pardeshi. “This is a very good initiative and we need more of this at all levels, not just in national events,” she said.
There were some setbacks noted by the organisers, with some attendees in Rajgir displaying shyness about the topic of discussions, but the response overall was positive.
Satalkar mentioned one incident in particular where a younger athlete addressed an older woman라이브 바카라 reservations about discussing menstrual health publicly, saying, “...there was no shame in discussing it openly.”
