Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push: The Indian junior men’s hockey team and Indian junior women’s hockey team embarked on a tour of Europe on Saturday. During the tour, the Indian junior men’s team will compete against Belgium, Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push, and Germany while the Indian Junior women’s hockey Team will take on Belgium, Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push, Germany, and Oranje Rood.
Led by captain Jyoti Singh, the Indian junior women’s hockey team will begin their campaign against Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push on May 21, followed by a match against Belgium on May 22 in Breda. The team will then travel to Antwerp to take on Belgium on May 24 before returning to Breda to play Germany on May 26. They will travel to Dusseldorf to face Germany again on May 27 followed by a contest with Oranje Rood on May 29 in Breda to end their tour of Europe.
Sharing her excitement before leaving for the tour Jyoti Singh said, “The team is raring to travel across Europe and face some of the toughest international youth teams along with some prominent European youth hockey clubs. This tour will provide us with invaluable match experience and help us understand our strengths and weaknesses. We have a few players who will be making their debut as well and it is a great opportunity for them to showcase their skills against high calibre opponents.”