Former India’s women hockey team captain Saba Anjum who belongs to Chhattisgarh was on Tuesday picked up among 14 others for prestigious Arjuna award.
She was the youngest of all participants in hockey competition in the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. She first played for India in under 18 AHF Cup in 2000. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh congratulated Saba Anjum minutes after the Indian Government announced her names for the Arjuna award.