Marriage for hockey players Neha Goyal, Nisha Warsi can wait, say parents

Mukesh Tandon

Tribune News Service

Sonepat, August 6

The defeat of the Indian women hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics has left families of Neha Goyal and Nisha Warsi disappointed but they said their daughters had won the hearts of the people of the country with their tough fight.

They were confident about the team winning the bronze medal, but their hopes were dashed. The team would work hard in future to win the gold medal in the next Olympics, the family members claimed.

Nisha and Neha have been trained at Commonwealth Games gold medallist Pritam Rani Siwach’s academy in the industrial area in Sonepat.

Sohrab Ahmed Warsi, Nisha’s father, said: “Our team gave a tough fight, but it is a game and the other team played well in the second half and scored the winning goal.”

“Though the team lost the match, they won the hearts of the country. Nisha was crying today when she rang us. She regretted losing the match but her mother Mahroon and I boosted her morale,” he added.

About Nisha’s marriage, Sohrab said: “I want her to play freely and bring medals for the country first. After marriage, she would get busy in domestic affairs.”

Meanwhile, Monika Goyal, Neha’s sister, said we were cheering for bronze and the team played so well till the last minute but unfortunately it lost.

Her mother Savitri Devi got emotional and tears flowed down her cheeks.

“We will not pressurise her for marriage because she wants to play in the next Olympics,” Monika added.