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20-09-2004

Indian Olympians to be honoured in Pakistan

via www.newindpress.com

India’s World Cup winning captain Ajitpal Singh and former Olympian-turned-selectors BP Govinda, Aslam Sher Khan and Surinder Singh Sodhi will be felicitated during Indian hockey team’s tour of Pakistan next week.

Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and its Pakistan counterpart have decided to felicitate four former players from each country during the eight-match home-and-away series.

“Pakistan Hockey Federation had sought the names and we decided to honour former Olympians Ajitpal Singh, BP Govinda, Aslam Sher Khan and Surinder Singh Sodhi, who will be reaching Karachi on September 22 along with the hockey side,” IHF secretary K Jothikumaran said…”