Madanapalle player to captain A.P. team at Senior Men’s Hockey Nationals in U.P.

Three hockey players from Madanapalle in Annamayya district have been selected to represent Andhra Pradesh at the 16th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, from October 10 to 21.

L. Hitesh Rao, N. Akhil Venkat and Mujahid Ali Khan earned their places during the selection trials held alongside the 16th Senior Men’s Inter-District Championship at Dharmavaram from June 12 to 15. Adding to the district’s pride, Hitesh Rao has been named captain of the State team.

Annamayya District Hockey Association president P.V. Prasad congratulated the three players for their selection. He expressed happiness over Hitesh’s appointment as captain and said the achievement would bring recognition to Madanapalle’s sporting talent.