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Lok Sabha Speaker hails India's win in junior hockey world cup

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 18 2016 | 9:22 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today hailed India's victory in Junior World Cup hockey after 15 years, saying the team displayed superb play.
"Our junior hockey team displayed superb attacking play, attractive trapping, wrist work and scored two field goals," she said in her message.
"There was splendid coordination among the players and impregnable defence. As a result, India defeated Belgium by 2 -1 to claim the World Cup," Mahajan added in her message.
India created history by winning the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup after a gap of 15 long years with a clinical 2-1 victory against Belgium in the final.

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First Published: Dec 18 2016 | 9:22 PM IST

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