Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 3 (ANI): The Indian Junior Men’s Hockey staff got a rousing reception upon their arrival right here on Saturday afternoon after successful the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman. They defeated conventional rivals Pakistan within the remaining.
The Indian staff had been greeted and garlanded on the airport right here by officers from Hockey Karnataka, together with Secretary AB Subbaiah. A delegation from SAI STC comprised of junior hockey gamers from Karnataka.
Indian colts had been topped champions after an exciting 2-1 victory over Pakistan within the remaining to win the event for a report fourth time. India has set a brand new report for essentially the most titles received on the Men’s Junior Asia Cup. Previously, India and Pakistan had been tied at three.
Speaking on their profitable marketing campaign, Captain Uttam Singh mentioned they ready nicely for the occasion.
“It brings us great joy to come back home with the trophy, we have put in a lot of hard work as part of our preparation, and it is nice to be rewarded for it. It is heartwarming and very motivating to see a legend like AB Subbaiah welcome us.”Mohit Shashikanth, who additionally received the accolade as goalkeeper of event, said that the staff was impressed by the Indian males’s staff that introduced residence the Bronze on the Tokyo Olympics 2021. “We saw the immense love and affection showered upon the team after winning a Bronze medal at the Olympics and were motivated to make India proud, so this is a special achievement for us,” he mentioned. (ANI)