Passion and perseverance

From being a national athlete to becoming a SAFF referee assessor, Bina Shrestha’s journey defies societal expectations and family pressures.

When Bina Shrestha tried to make it in sports in the 1990s, she was pressured to marry. In our part of the world, marriage for women often means putting personal aspirations on hold, which steers them away from the paths they envisioned.