1 Ladakh FC Sets Out With Focus on Environment Amid Effects of Global Warming in Region

An environmental revolution is brewing in Ladakh and on the forefront of it’s the sport of soccer. Global warming has impacted the Union Territory adversely with the locals dealing with water shortage and an absence of vegetation. Amid such circumstances, the area is preparing for its first skilled membership — 1 Ladakh FC.

Naturally, the soccer membership which was launched in the joint capital of Leh final week has put environmental objectives at its coronary heart. Additionally, it additionally goals to offer a platform for the native expertise to harness their talent and make soccer a profession in the area.

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“This will be a great message through sports in Ladakh and across India and beyond on how we can protect our climate. And this is the need of the time. For me, I will start with Ladakh first. This is my region and hopefully, others will also pick it up. I am responsible for my homeland and my environment,” Tsering Angmo, Director at 1 Ladakh FC, advised Firstpost concerning the optimistic influence the membership intends to make.

The membership desires to turn out to be Net Zero Carbon by 2025 and for that, it will likely be taking a bunch of actions like utilizing eco-friendly kits, non-plastic reusable water bottles and biking to the coaching floor.

In their endeavour to be the “cleanest, most sustainable and happiest club”, 1 Ladakh FC gamers shall be carrying dry-dyed jerseys made by Danish sportswear firm Hummel. They should cycle all the way down to the coaching floor and use non-plastic reusable bottles.

Ladakh’s soccer panorama

The sport is rising at a neck break tempo in the area. Ladakh Football Association was based solely in 2019 because the area turned a Union Territory. The Association was granted affiliation by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in February 2022 and has 33 authorized golf equipment and 245 gamers registered with it.

(*1*) shares Angmo who can be the founding member and basic secretary of Ladakh FA.

Ladakh’s first participation on the nationwide stage got here final yr in the U-17 National Women’s Football Championship. They made their Santosh Trophy debut in December final yr and made headlines by securing a 2-2 draw in opposition to Uttarakhand. The most notable achievement got here this month with a 3-1 win over Jammu & Kashmir in the twenty seventh National Women’s Football Championship.

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1 Ladakh FC’s footballing ambitions

Boosted by the current development and achievements, 1 Ladakh FC house owners have wide-ranging on-field ambitions in thoughts. Tourism for a protracted has been the primary supply of revenue for the Union Territory however 1 Ladakh FC desires to make soccer additionally a supply of common revenue moreover permitting the native expertise to develop and enhance the footballing tradition in the area.

“We have talent here but they cannot make a career out of football because of lack of opportunities. Now we want to give them a platform and contracts so that they can focus on making a career in football,” provides Angmo.

The membership just lately appointed Steve Marsella, former goalkeeping coach of Scottish first-division membership Hibernian FC, as their head coach. Marsella’s first problem goes to be the upcoming district league, the primary in the Union Territory, and successful the league might open the gates for I-League 2.

As far as their venue is worried, the membership is anticipated to play their video games on the open stadium in Spituk which is 11,000 toes above sea stage.

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