Kabaddi coach Shailaja Jain has no qualms in moving from the international stage to the junior level. A little more than a month ago, Nashik-based Jain guided the Iranian women's team to beat India 27-24 for their maiden Asian Games gold medal in Jakarta. Now, she is showing the Maharashtra under-17 girls team the way for the School Nationals to be held in Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) from November 1.

"I have no international commitments at the moment and I don't want to sit idle. I got an offer for this role and I am enjoying it," Jain, 62, told mid-day yesterday.
Jain, a former national kabaddi player, who retired as a Taluka Sports Officer [Sakri, Dhule district] in 2014, is sad that she did not get an opportunity to coach her own national team. "I got an opportunity to serve as coach for an association or federation team only twice. Eighteen years ago, I coached the Maharashtra junior team and guided the India under-19 team during a camp in 2008.