‘We are for Hockey’ Club at the forefront of promoting women’s hockey in Tamil Nadu
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘We are for Hockey’ Club at the forefront of promoting women’s hockey in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

At a time when women’s hockey tournaments in Tamil Nadu, organised by private clubs, are hard to come by, a group of 15 women, has been organising a tournament successfully for the last three years here. Former Tamil Nadu players, J. Rekha and Lakshmi Vaikunth, president and secretary of ‘We are for Hockey’ Club, are a sprightly duo, handling everything with gusto and elan. We are happy to keep the tournament running into its fourth year.” According to Lakshmi, getting a sponsor for women’s hockey is not easy. But at the last minute, we got a ‘no’.” The group of 15 women, however, have tapped into the contacts to put together a tournament that will give cash prizes to the winners: Rs.

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