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Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s presence in Junior World Cup final creates flutter

Sahara India Pariwar chief Subrata Roy’s presence at the prize distribution ceremony of the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup created a mild flutter today.

Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s presence in Junior World Cup final creates flutter

Sahara India Pariwar chief Subrata Roy’s presence at the prize distribution ceremony of the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup created a mild flutter today. Roy was bestowed the honour of presenting the medals to the runners-up Belgium while Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav presented the trophy to hosts India. Roy was later part of the champion team’s group photograph. Roy was in Tihar jail since March 2014 on charges of money laundering and has been on parole since earlier this year.

Roy was later part of the champion team’s group photograph. Roy was in Tihar jail since March 2014 on charges of money laundering and has been on parole since earlier this year. For the record, Sahara India is one of the sponsors of the Indian hockey team.

With an aggressive performance in the finals of the Junior World Cup, the Indian junior hockey team, today, recreated history, winning the tournament for the second time after 15 years.

After a sensational performance at the semi-finals, defeating the Australian squad 4-2, the Indian junior hockey team exhibited their best at the finals against Belgium, today, at the Dhyan Chand Stadium in Lucknow. Having earlier won the trophy fifteen years back, in 2001, this was India’s third time in the final of the junior hockey World Cup.

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First published on: 18-12-2016 at 22:33 IST
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