Ignace Tirkey weds woman hockey player

In a marriage between two hockey players, former India captain Ignace Tirkey tied the knot with women's team member Masira Surin at a church in Simdega on Monday.

In a marriage between two hockey players, former India captain Ignace Tirkey tied the knot with women's team member Masira Surin at a church in Simdega on Monday.

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Father M Gulab Lugun of the Lachragarh Roman Catholic Church solemnised the marriage, which was attended by Ignace's brother Prabodh, also a hockey player, and friends from sporting arena.

Both the bride and the groom, who are parts of national men's and women's hockey team respectively, were dressed in traditional attire during the ceremony.