For the first time ever, women’s football teams will take part in the All India Police Football Championships, which will get underway at the Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar this Sunday. Players say that tournaments like these are not just a dream come true for them, but also hugely motivating for other women. For many of these players the chance to play was what attracted them in the first place to take up a job with the defence forces. Fittingly, this will be the first major tournament to be held at the Bakshi Stadium after it was renovated at a cost of Rs 50 crore. The stadium has been upgraded and equipped with world-class facilities which are at par with FIFA standards.