Former Secretary General Mushtaq Ahmad appointed as new chief of Hockey India

Mushtaq Ahmad was appointed as new chief of Hockey India(HI). According to the sources from HI the new chief was appointed in 8th Hockey India congress held on Monday. Mushtaq Ahmad held the post of secretary general in Hockey India prior to be elected as chief.

Ahmad will replace Rajinder Singh as chief of HI from 1st of October. Gyanendro Ningombam of Manipur hockey will take on as Vice Chairman, while Asima Ali of Jammu & Kashmir hockey and Bhola Nath of Jharkhand hockey are appointed as vice presidents. Jammu $ Kashmir's Rajinder have been appointed as new secretary general of Hockey India, while Tapan Kumar Das of Assam hockey was re-elected for the post of treasurer. Former Indian women's team captain Asunta Lakra and Firoz Ansari of Chattisgarh hockey were both appointed as joint secretary.

Meanwhile, Arti Singh of hockey Rajasthan, M Renuka Lakshmi of Tamil Nadu hockey and President of Karnataka hockey SVS Subramanyam Gupta were all elected as Executive members of HI.