Bhubaneswar: After showing their extraordinary performance at the Tokyo Olympics, Odisha players who are members of the National Hockey team and women on Tuesday returned home.
Hockey players from Odisha – Deep Grace Ekka and Namita Toppo (Women’s Team), Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas (Male Team) – Received at Biju Patnaik International Airport here by Minister of Sports & Youth Services Tusharkanti Behera and Officials, including Sports Secretary R Vineel Krishna and Chairman of the Hockey Hockey Hockey Hockey Diliped by Tirkey.
The state has been crowded with excitement because their names are announced in a team of men and women.
As soon as the team wrote history, qualifying for the semifinals, it became a moment of glory for Odisha too because the country had partnered with Indian hockey to sponsor the men’s national team and women for a period of five years starting 2018.
“The new era in hockey has begun and Odisha is proud of that Players from the country forever make their mark on the international platform and this time they have brought glory not only for their country but for the whole nation, “Behera said.
“We are very proud of each of them.
Our Olympics have inspired a generation of young hockey players and hockey will definitely be more high heights from here.” The Chairman of the Minister of Naveen Patnaik will contain four hockey players for their Olympic achievements, said the source.
Welcoming the players, Tirkey, said, “After 41 years in India have won a medal in Hockey.
The Indian women’s team also performed very well to several top teams in the world.” “This is a big pride problem for Hockey Odisha that four of us play an important role in making this miracle happen to India.”