– Men’s hockey team’s campaign starts from Monday; Women’s first match on Tuesday
Goa :-Under the leadership of international hockey player Yuvraj Valmiki, the Maharashtra men’s hockey team is all set to win the title in the national sports tournament. The campaign of this team, who won the bronze medal in the previous tournament will start from Monday.
Similarly, Maharashtra women’s hockey team, which has the skillful captaincy of international hockey player Akshada Dhekle is eager to achieve golden success in its debut. Under her leadership, the Maharashtra team has participated in the national sports competition for the first time. The first match of the Maharashtra women’s team will be held on Tuesday. The women’s team also includes goalkeepers Kajal Atpadikar, Nirjala Shinde and Shalini Sakura. Kajal has represented the Indian junior team in international tournaments in Germany and Ireland.
*Strong contenders for Maharashtra Sangh title -Ajit Lakra*
Maharashtra women’s and men’s hockey teams have immense quality in their players. Due to this, Olympic hockey player Ajit Lakra has expressed the belief that both the teams of Maharashtra will definitely win the gold medal during the national competition in Goa this year.
“Both the Maharashtra teams consist of players of international quality. Due to this, both teams of Maharashtra are considered strong during the tournament. For this title, the teams have practiced thoroughly at Balewadi in Pune. Therefore, due to technical training, the standard of performance of the players has been raised. The team will acquire gold from this,” said Lakra.
*Experience of international players will be important – Sagar Thakur*
The Maharashtra team consists of players who have performed best at the international level. Therefore, the experience of these players will be of great benefit to the team. This support has also helped the performance of other young players in the team. Therefore, Sagar Singh Thakur has expressed the determination that both the components of the Maharashtra team will win the gold medal.
