Noted doctor of Raipur Dr Anil Verma was re-elected for a second term as chairman of the Chhattisgarh Hockey Association on Saturday. He was elected unanimously.Firoj Ansari of Rajnandgaon has been elected as secretary while Ashalatha Thomos has been elected as treasurer. The annual general meeting of the Association was held here in a conference hall in Shankar Nagar.
Mushtaq represented the Indian hockey as an observer. Advocate Alok Jha was the election officer.Sports officer of Chhattisgarh government and a member of Olympic Association attended the meeting as representatives. After the general body meeting the selection of members to the executive committee were also done unanimously.Dr Verma has in the past served as the president of Chhattisgarh Olympic Association.Addressing the gathering after being re-elected as the chairman of the Chhattisgarh Hockey Association, Erma informed that Astro turf stadium would be used in Raipur very soon.
For this he expressed his gratitude to chief minister Raman Singh. He demanded that appointment of any former national player should be made to take care of the Astroturf.He said all centres of the association will prepare annual calendar and organise international matches. If the members of association decide to work on team spirit, there is no doubt that it will emerge as one of the best associations in the country, he said.