Mohali, Nov. 8 -- Celebrating the centenary celebration of India's national sport, Hockey Chandigarh in collaboration with Chandigarh sports department marked the occasion at the Sector-42 hockey stadium in Chandigarh on Friday.

Gulab Chand Kataria, Punjab governor and UT administrator, was invited as chief guest at the event as guest of honour while H Rajesh Prasad, IAS, chief secretary, Chandigarh, was guest of honour.

Speaking on the occasion, Karan Gilhotra, president of Hockey Chandigarh, said," Hockey is India's proud sporting heritage. The journey that began in 1925 with the formation of the national hockey association has now completed 100 years. It is a matter of great pride that Chandigarh is hosting this historic celebration....