The first National Floorball Championship sponsored by Walton starts at the Shahid Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium today. Floorball resembles ice hockey but is played on a hard surface and each team comprises of six players each.
The participant teams are Dhaka Warriors, Dhaka Commerce College, Lalbagh Heroes and Rajshahi Young Tigers in the male section while the women’s section will see Dhaka Warriors and Dhaka Commerce College vie for the title.
State minister for youth and sports Biren Sikder will inaugurate the meet as the chief guest. In a press conference held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, Floorball association general secretary Solaiman Sikder presented the meet to the press. A.F.M.Iqbal bin Anwar Dawn - the additional director of Walton, Kamal Hossain - the director of marketing of Walton and ATN Bangla news presenter Shamim Ara Munni were also present on the occasion.
