Lily Chanu & Sh Nilakanta in Indian Hockey squad for international tourney
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 09 2015 :
Lily Chanu and Sh Nilakanta from Manipur are selected to play in the Indian Hockey team at the Hockey Tournament participated by six nations � Britain, New Zealand, West Germany, Belgium, India and Holland.
The tournament is going to be held from 18 July to 26 July at Holland.
Lily Chanu will participate in the women team while Sh Nilakanta will represent in the men hockey team of India.
Lily and Nilakanta were groomed in Posterior Hockey Academy at the home ground.
Nilakanta held from Ahallup and is son to Sh Inaocha.
He was earlier at hockey academy Madhya Pradesh and is presently serving at Western Railway.
He will be playing mid field in the tournament.
He participated in the Johor Cup at Malaysia where Indian hockey team clinches the title.
While Lily Chanu who held from Singjamei Mayengbam Wangma Kshetri Leikai is the daughter of M Naba.
She was also in Hockey Academy MadHya Pradesh and presently serving in Western Railway.
She has played in more than 40 international matches and scored three important goals for India which distinguish her as a key player of India.
The Indian Hockey team will leave for Holland on July 11 .