Sundargarh: Former international hockey players Lilima Minz and Stanli Victor Minz tied the nuptial knot, here on Friday. Both hockey stars hail from Odisha.
Lilima and Stanley, coach of the East Coast Railway hockey team, were engaged on November 5.
The marriage ceremony was held in a church in Rajgangpur, Sundargarh, in the presence of the family members and friends of both the bride and the groom. Hockey stars Namita Toppo, Sunita Lakra and coach Sylvester Toppo also attended the wedding.
A tribal dance on the church premises was followed by a sumptuous feast at the parental house of Lilima at Tanatoli.
In January this year, Lilima Minz, a former midfielder of the Indian women’s hockey team, announced her retirement, ending her decade-long stint for the country.
