National sports
Indian Women's Hockey Team Reaches Patna For National Sports Day Celebrations
The Indian women's team will on Thursday play an exhibition match at the newly constructed Astro-turf stadium in Rajgruh, near the state capital. The newly built stadium will be inaugurated on the occasion. The hockey team will also be felicitated on the occasion.
Speaking to the media soon after the team's arrival, coach Harendra Singh thanked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Hockey India for focusing on the development of sports infrastructure, especially for hockey in the state. "I think we will see hockey in a new light in Bihar. This is the first time that the state will have an international-standard hockey stadium in the state and that is the reason that the women's team has reached here for the first time. We will start preparations for our next campaign from here," said Harendra.
