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Sheshe Gowda B.M., a hockey player from Hassan, has been selected to represent India in the upcoming Asia Cup tourney to be held in Jakarta in Indonesia between May 23 and June 1. He is said to be the first hockey player from Hassan to get a chance to represent the country.
Sheshe Gowda, 28, was born into a poor family in Hassan. His father Mahesh is a construction worker and his mother Kamala is a cook in a hostel. He was introduced to hockey when he was in class 4 at government higher primary school at Ravindra Nagar in Hassan. His first coach was Savithramma, a physical education instructor in the school. Later, he learnt the game under Ravish, a popular hockey coach in Hassan. He joined the sports hostel in Kushala Nagar for high school and moved to senior sports school in Bengaluru for pre-university education. He completed his BA in Bengaluru before joining Indian Railways.
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