King, Queen congratulate men’s hockey team for historic win


KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah on Friday (Nov 11) congratulated the national men’s hockey team for making history by lifting the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup for the first time yesterday.

Comptroller of the Royal Household for Istana Negara Datuk Seri Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said Their Majesties expressed gratitude and joy on the team’s success, thus ending the 39-year wait for Malaysia as the host to emerge as the champion of the tournament.

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