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PHOTOS: Hockey time for Canadian PM Trudeau

February 24, 2018 20:27 IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, First Lady Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, their son Xavier and Canadian ice hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser pose with ice hockey sticks along with members of the Indian women's ice hockey team in New Delhi on Saturday

IMAGE: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, First Lady Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, their son Xavier and Canadian ice hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser pose with ice hockey sticks along with members of the Indian women's ice hockey team in New Delhi on Saturday. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participated in a road hockey event in New Delhi on Saturday.

 

Trudeau, along with his wife Sophie Gregoire, presented Canada’s ice hockey jerseys to the budding Indian girls team during the event at the Canadian High Commission.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau displays the Indian jersey as he poses for a photo with Indian women's ice hockey team in New Delhi on Saturday 

IMAGE: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau displays the Indian jersey as he poses for a photo with Indian women's ice hockey team in New Delhi on Saturday. Photograph: Arun Sharma/PTI

Canadian ice hockey player and Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser was also present during the event and she shared her knowledge of the game with the young Indian girls.

Wickenheiser won four golds and one silver medal for Canada in the five appearances at the Winter Olympics.

India's six time Winter Olympian Shiva Keshavan was also present at the event. 

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