His surname carries a lot of heft in the hockey world, and at the FIH Junior World Cup in Chennai, Pere Amat is carrying the hopes of the Spanish Under-21 team as they look to clinch their first-ever title in the tournament’s history on Sunday. Pere, 21, comes from a family of hockey stars and moves on the pitch like he was born to play the sport. Only, in his case, it is not metaphorical.

Having already made his senior team debut and earned over 20 caps, Pere is the eighth member of the family to have played for the Red Sticks. “Basically, when I was born, my father, I think he gave me my first hockey stick,” Pere tells The Indian Express with a chuckle, but there is photographic evidence of him holding on as an infant. An infant Pere Amat with a hockey stick. (Image via special ar

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