HOSTED AT ST. STANISLAUS SPORTS COMPLEX, BANDRA WEST ON ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAYS FOR SPORTS IN INDIA – 29TH AUGUST - THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF INDIAN HOCKEY LEGEND MAJOR DHYAN CHAND.
FROM PASSIONATE HOCKEY AMATEURS TO PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS, NATIONAL, OLYMPIC AND COMMONWEALTH LEVEL LEGENDS, THE ‘TANKANT HOCKEY SERIES 2K21’ HAD AN INCREDIBLE PLAYER TURNOUT IN OUR 5V5 (FIH) JUNIOR OLYMPIC NO BOARDS FORMAT. THE NEW FORMAT WAS STUDIED AND SEAMLESSLY IMPLEMENTED BY 16 OF MUMBAI’S TOP TEAMS WHO DISPLAYED THEIR VERY BEST ON THE FIELD. UK UNITED CAME OUT ON TOP, WINNING HEARTS AS THEY BECAME CHAMPIONS OF THE VERY FIRST TANKANT HOCKEY SERIES.
RAHEEL MOHAMMED SNATCHED THE WELL-DESERVED TANKANT PLAYER OF THE SERIES WITH AN ABSOLUTELY FIERCE PERFORMANCE THAT LEFT BOTH THE OPPOSITION AND SPECTATORS AMAZED AT HIS SPEED AND SKILL.
NARESH CHAUDHARY WON THE TANKANT GOALKEEPER OF THE SERIES, STANDING AS RESOLUTE AS A BRICK WALL THROUGHOUT THE GAME, DEFENDING EVERY GOAL WITH DEXTERITY.
THE EVENT SAW AN INCREDIBLE TURNOUT OF 1500+ FANS, PLAYERS, OFFICIALS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. LIVE POP-UPS INCLUDED KHAO PIYO AND SHAKEY WAKEY AS WELL AS TIE-DIE CLOTHING BRAND LIV BLUE.