Madhya Pradesh

• 22 Mar 2022

Obaidullah Khan Heritage Cup Hockey Tournament

Why in News?

• On March 21, 2022, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Obaidullah Khan Heritage Cup Hockey Tournament 2022, held at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Bhopal. Along with this, the Chief Minister also unveiled the trophy of the Obaidullah Khan Heritage Cup.

Key Points

• This tournament in Bhopal will run from March 21 to 27. It is noteworthy that the Obaidullah Khan Cup hockey tournament was established in 1931. It got closed in the middle, it was also interrupted due to Corona.
• On this occasion, Chief Minister Pragya Singh and bronze medalist Aryan Sen, silver medalist in EP event in Asian Fencing Championship held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Aman Singh Bisht, bronze medalist in Asian Youth Boxing Championship held in Jordan and silver medalist Anand Yadav and Gold medalist Ritika Dangi and bronze medalist Neha Thakur were felicitated in the 4.7 laser event of the Asian Sailing Championships held in Abu Dhabi.
• The Chief Minister honored badminton player Gauranshi Sharma and tennis player Dhananjay Dubey of Madhya Pradesh selected for Daphlympics, Brazil 2022 by presenting a symbolic check of Rs.1 lakh each.