The Maharashtra hockey team that won a bronze medal at the 36th National Games in Gujarat earlier this week, were welcomed with garlands on their arrival at the Mumbai airport on Thursday night by officials of Hockey Maharashtra and Hockey Mumbai. The Devindar Walmiki-led state outfit picked up a medal at the National Games after 11 long years, when they beat Haryana 3-2 via shootout in Rajkot on Tuesday.

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