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PM to watch hockey final at stadium

October 13, 2010 20:02 IST

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ] will cheer the Indian hockey team during their Commonwealth Games [ Images ] title clash against Australia [ Images ] at the Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi [ Images ] on Thursday. Singh will watch the match in the company of former Olympians, PMO sources said.

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi [ Images ] and her son Rahul were seen cheering the India [ Images ]n hockey team at the same venue where the hosts had thrashed Pakistan 7-3  to enter the semi-finals. In the semis, India defeated England [ Images ] in a tie-breaker on Tuesday.

Singh was present at the dazzling opening ceremony of the Games along with President Pratibha Patil [ Images ] and Prince Charles.

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