New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Quimcy Dsouza, a former track and field athlete and footballer, was getting a degree in sports management and nursing a ligament injury when she saw a reel of Brazilian football star Ronaldinho playing a sport she had not seen before. Dsouza was intrigued. Over time, she watched more videos, learnt to play the sport, found other exponents through Google searches, and some months later, was winning medals in national events.

Less than four years later, Dsouza was representing India at the Asian Games in Japan in September-October this year, and came close to winning bronze medals in women's singles and in mixed doubles.

The 24-year-old plays teqball, which combines football with table tennis-to be seen to be believe...