Talented hockey player of the city Sayyed Niyaz Rahim was honoured by Vidarbha Hockey Association (VHA) for his selection in the Indian hockey probables at VHA ground on Wednesday.
Niyaz, who plays for Indian Railways and has won Hockey India’s three consecutive Senior Nationals for his employer, has been included in the 60-member squad which will undergo conditioning camp from April 8 at SAI centre, Bangalore.
Niyaz, who plays for Indian Railways and has won Hockey India’s three consecutive Senior Nationals for his employer, has been included in the 60-member squad which will undergo conditioning camp from April 8 at SAI centre, Bangalore.
Deputy Director of Sports Subhash Rewatkar was the chief guest on the occasion . Former president Radheshyam Sarda presided over. Pramod Jain made introductory remark. Dharamraj Kanojiya conducted the programme.
VHA president Dr Arvind Joshi proposed a vote of thanks. VHA secretary Jain, VHA vice-president Sunil Agrawal, Riyaz Kazi, Parvez Qureshi, Shoeb Parvez, Anil Daral, Gurumurthy Pillay, Kunal Patil, Sunil Madne, Imtiyaz Rahim, KK Akojwar, Gurpreet Singh, Abid Khan, Akkani Rahim, Ravin James, Ravi Francis, Niyaz’s Indian Railways’ team-mate goalkeeper Mujahid Khan, Irshad Mirza, Surjit Singh, KT Bose, Naqib Akhtar, Vijay Bobde, Mohd Arif, Raymond Francis, Raju Reddy, Tanvir Jamal, Nasir Jamal, Pramod Chandel, Anwar Ahmed, MM Dakaha, Firoz Khan, members of Dhyanchand Sports Association and others were present.
