A friendly match to honour Major Dhyan Chand

On the occasion of the National Sports Day, the Women hockey players of Lucknow paid tribute to late legendary hockey player Major

Dhyan Chand

. The match was played between teams of

Shanti Foundation

and

KD Singh Babu Stadium

at Padmashree Mohd. Shahid Synthetic Hockey Stadium.

(L)

Kalpana Awasthi

(R) Pankaj (BCC/ Aditya Yadav)

(L) Elisha Ojha (R) Dr Sudha Bajpeyi (BCC/ Aditya Yadav)

Kalpana Awasthi, Principal Secretary,

UP Government

, graced the event as the chief guest. She commemorated the occasion while paying floral tributes to the portrait of Major Dhyan Chand. Followed by the honour, she gave a small introduction of the players. Much to the delight of the spectators present, Shanti Foundation team won the exhibition match by just 1-0. The event concluded with a special vote of thanks by

Pankaj Srivastava

, DGM ONGC, who congratulated the team and wished them luck in the future.
Organisers

Lalita Pradeep

,

Nisha Mishra

, and

Tanmay Pradeep

ensured the event was a huge success.
– Aditya Yadav

(L) Lalita Pradeep (R) Nisha Mishra (BCC/ Aditya Yadav)

(L) Priya Pankaj (R) Tanmay (BCC/ Aditya Yadav)