Sticking by hockey

Updated On: 09 September, 2012 08:04 AM IST | | Moeena Halim

An RTI query recently revealed that hockey is not our national sport, but enthusiasts in the city aren't letting that affect them. A turf in Kandivli, a new school team and a brand new committee at the Mumbai Hockey Association, all hark a new beginning for the sport

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Remember the buzz Chak De! India had created about hockey? The much-lauded 2007 film did its bit for the sport, but the excitement was short-lived. The Olympic hockey team’s dismal performance in London certainly didn’t help. Not to mention the embarrassing politics between the two hockey associations of India, Hockey Indiau00a0(HI) and the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF). u00a0

Mir Ranjan Negi with hockey players from Abhi Foundation at the Don Bosco Shelter, Matunga. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar