An unfortunate hockey story involving the recent 67-person Italian Boat Disaster, which included former Pakistani player Shahida Raza, has shaken the entire athletic community.
Further exploring the tragedy reveals that Pakistanis were implicated in the Bizarre incident, which occurred on a boat carrying passengers from Turkey to Italy.
Based on reports in different media outlets, 59 people have been killed in this tragedy.
She had participated in hockey and football matches for her country, which was remarkable in terms of sports.
She hasn’t told her mother about her passing, affectionately known as “Chintu” in her close-knit family.
According to many stories, she wanted to relocate to Europe because she was no longer mentally healthy following her divorce.
Raza’s death was officially revealed by the secretary of Balochistan in an exclusive interview with BOL News.
The entire hockey community is in the dark as a result of these developments.
When it comes to Indian Hockey, FIH Pro League has already been conducted and India will beg
under their campaign against Germany and Australia post that there will be 3 months break and the matches will be held in Great Britain.
#Gravitas | Pakistan's 27-year-old hockey player Shahida Raza died after a migrant boat from Turkiye to Italy crashed.
Shahida, a single mother of a baby girl, had reportedly paid $4000 to get on that boat and build a new life away from Pakistan.@MollyGambhir tells you. pic.twitter.com/fFLf9B9Ht2
— WION (@WIONews) March 1, 2023
David John, KC Cariappa and Shivendra Singh has been appointed as the supporting staff for Indian Men’s Hockey team.
There is no change in captaincy, Harmanpreet Singh will lead the squad with 20 members squad across all discipline is already announced.
Mandip Singh is also not part of squad.
Penalty Corners are a sure shot way to get ahead in the game.
Here are 10 Penalty corners from the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023 Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
Vote for favourite down below 👇 pic.twitter.com/SPu2KnpLzi
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) February 28, 2023
There was excess criticism on Indian players post debacle in recently concluded Hockey World Cup where they lost pre quarterfinal game against New Zealand.
The performance was even more worse as compare to last World Cup , where they lost round of 16 against Belgium.
Hockey Madhya Pradesh are crowned champions of 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023 after convincingly defeating Hockey Maharashtra by a margin of 5-1.#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @Media_SAI @IndiaSports pic.twitter.com/yji62SbTJ4
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) February 26, 2023
Hockey India removed Graham Reid as coach of national team and he was removed from the post debacle in recently concluded Hockey World Cup 2023.