Pargat files nomination for top post

Former India captain Pargat Singh on Saturday filed his nomination for the Hockey India president’s post, setting the stage for a showdown with HI interim head Vidya Stokes in the July 28 polls in New Delhi. Stokes, who was earlier chief of Indian Women’s Hockey Federation, has already filed her

nominations. After filing his nomination before Returning Officer Justice R C Chopra, Pargat vowed to revive hockey and clean the mess the national game is in. “I will take hockey to its lost glory,” Pargat, told the media at a press briefing in New Delhi.