VADODARA: Two teams from the tribal belt of central Gujarat have been selected to represent Gujarat at the national level hockey tournament to be held in New Delhi.
Teams from tribal talukas of Kawant and Chhota Udepur of Vadodara district have been selected for the forthcoming Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament which will be held at Dhyanchand Stadium in New Delhi.
A girls team from Don Bosco, Chhota Udepur, and a newly formed boys team from Don Bosco, Kawant, will represent the state in the tournament. Interestingly, it is for the ninth time that the girls team from Don Bosco, Chhota Udepur, is representing Gujarat at the national level hockey tournament. Students from these tribal talukas have been trained by chief hockey coach T C Pothiwala.
The teams have been trained by Sports Authority of Gujarat at special training camps. So far, nearly 350 girls and boys from Don Bosco, Chhota Udepur have participated in various state and national level tournaments.
Read more: Tribal teams to represent Guj at national hockey tourney - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Tribal-teams-to-represent-Guj-at-national-hockey-tourney-/articleshow/6811484.cms#ixzz13Y4MeVW1
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