Seven players of the Madhya Pradesh State Woman hockey academy Gwalior have made the state proud after been selected for the Indian Women Hockey Team which would contest at the Rio Olympics -2016.
The selected seven players which would be a part of Indian Women Hockey team are Susheela Chanu (Captain), Poonam Rani, Renuka Yadav, Monika, Preeti Dube, Anuradha Devi and Hl Feli.
The Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yasodhara Raje congratulated the players on their selection in the national team which would contest one of the most valued sporting events across the globe and said that their best performance at the Olympics would make the nation and state proud and wished them best luck for their contest in Rio.
On the occasion an elated Director Youths and Sports Welfare Department Upendra Jain expressed best wishes for the success of the team and selected players of the Madhya Pradesh State Woman hockey academy Gwalior.
Preeti Dube and Hl Feli are currently players of the Madhya Pradesh State Woman hockey academy Gwalior while Susheela Chanu, Poonam Rani, Renuka Yadav, Monika and Anuradha Devi were player of the academy from the year 2006 to 2015.
After a span of 36 years Indian women’s hockey team qualified Olympics and state has played important role in this.
The Madhya Pradesh State Woman hockey academy Gwalior has synthetic turf, floodlights and sprinkler system and the facilities along with the dedicated mentor who have sculpted the players to deliver the best at the international level.