Yashmitha, a class XI student of Sri Annapoorneswari Higher Secondary School at Agalpadi, near Badiadukka here, brought laurels for the nation by winning the Asian Junior Throwball Championship held in Kuala Lumpur recently.
The 16-year-old Yashmitha, hailing from the backward Marathi community, was accorded warm reception as she arrived at the railway station here and was greeted by Kumbadaje grama panchayat members along with her relatives.
Four Malayalis
She was among the four members chosen for the prestigious event from the State with three others hailing from Ernakulam. The remaining team members hailed from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, she said.
On reaching Delhi on December 21, the team members had extensive training before embarking for Kuala Lumpur to take part in the competition in which the Indian girls beat Pakistani rivals in nail-biting 25-24 score match held on December 28.
Yashmita was taken in an open jeep here on Wednesday as part of the felicitation.
