Hoshiarpur, August 16:- The granddaughter of the great footballer of her time, late Chaudhary Ram Kishan Ji Billa Ji and raised like a son by father Sardar Manjinder Singh and mother Seema Mehmi of Mahilpur, the talented daughter Jiya Mehmi is a multi-faceted talent. To carry forward her family legacy, Jiya is working hard in sports along with her studies.
In the state-level competitions held at Muktsar Sahib recently, she won the gold medal by standing first in the 400 meter race and also got herself selected for the National-level competitions. A student of Pujnik Sant Baba Hari Singh Model School, Jiya played for the Punjab team in the under-14 football competitions held in Jharkhand and led her state to the first position.
She was a member of the team that came first in the Subroto Cup twice in Bangalore. She showed her sportsmanship three times in the CISCE National in Delhi. She participated in the Punjab Sports Homeland Games three times and won medals all three times and was selected for the Punjab team.
Similarly, in basketball, she also participated in the state and national level competitions organized by CISCE and was selected for the Punjab team. She played in the national level competitions held in Tamil Nadu.
She stood second in the district level competitions in athletics and won the silver medal. She won the gold medal by winning the first position in the 200 meter race. In relay races, she also contributed to her team taking first place in 100 and 400 meters and she secured second place in 600 meters.
Zia Mahmi, who has achieved great achievements at a young age, is constantly striving to bring glory to the name of the area Mahilpur in the field of sports and education. While her parents are providing her with every comfort and facility to take such a multi-talented daughter to her destination, the government and educational institutions should also encourage this talented daughter by providing full support so that she can realize her dreams and bring glory to the area and the state.
Football Players Welfare Society Mahilpur is proud of the achievements of Zia Mahmi and all the emerging players, and is also committed to providing all possible support. The society extended its blessings and best wishes to Jiya on her selection for the Nationals in the 400m race and congratulated her parents and teachers. The society expressed the hope that the government will take the initiative to provide all the necessary facilities to Jiya and all other budding sportspersons so that these players can bring glory to the state both at home and abroad.