CM unveils logo of Women’s Asian Trophy

Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday unveiled the logo and mascot for the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy-2024, which will be held in Rajgir from November 11-20 this year.
The mascot, named ‘Gudiya’, is inspired by the state bird of Bihar, Sparrow.
The Women’s Asian Champions Trophy-2024 is jointly being organised by Hockey India and the Bihar govt and will be held at the newly built Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Nalanda district.
The Indian women’s hockey team will be led by Salima Tete with Navneet Kaur being her deputy.
In the last edition of the tournament, the Women in Blue won their second title after defeating Japan 4-0.
Besides defending champion India, reigning Olympic silver medallist China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand will participate in the tournament.
The state cabinet recently sanctioned Rs 10 crore to Hockey India for the purpose.
The hockey stick in Gudiya’s hand is the symbol of the hockey competition and the goalkeeper’s glove in the hand and the defensive posture reflect the strategic qualities of alertness, a statement issued by the chief minister’s office (CMO) said.
A ball kept nearby for the whole team reflects the necessity of playing together with sportsmanship. This competition is for women hockey players, so the Gudiya mascot has been chosen as a symbol to reinforce the priority and commitment of the Bihar govt to women empowerment, the statement said.
“The design of the logo of this competition is a symbol of the rich cultural heritage and all-round progress of glorious Bihar. The Bodhi tree and hockey stick have been kept in the logo. The Bodhi tree is a symbol of knowledge, power, harmony, tolerance and development which connects people with the rich spiritual and cultural history of Bihar. Hockey stick is the symbol of India’s national sport hockey,” it said.
Speaking on the occasion, the CM said, “It’s a matter of great happiness that the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy, 2024 is being organised at Rajgir. A grand sports stadium has been built in Rajgir. I wish the players of the Indian women’s hockey team all the best and welcome the players coming from other countries.”