The organiser of a weekend of women’s international hockey hopes the event will reinvigorate the sport in Dundee.
Dundee Wanderers club president Patrick Joyce arranged for teams from all over Europe to participate in the three-day-long EuroHockey Indoor Championship, held at Dundee International Sports Centre (DISC)
It is the first time in 20 years the competition has been held in the city.
Competitors from Belgium, Croatia, Northern Ireland and England joined local favourites Wanderers in the prestigious “Champions League-level” contest.
Given the high standard of hockey on display, organiser Mr Joyce was delighted the city hosted the event.
He said: “This is an absolute coup for Dundee. We had to see off competition from Ankara, the capital of Turkey, to stage this and it’s bringing top class women’s hockey with Olympians and internationals from countries like Belgium and France.
“By bringing it here we can show young women in particular the heights that top-class female athletes can achieve in hockey.
“One of the major things from this is to promote hockey to local people.
“We depend upon youngsters taking up the game with clubs like ourselves. They are our lifeblood.
“Hockey can be a lifetime sport and we have a development officer working in primary schools in Dundee and in secondary schools.
“We have examples of guys playing midland league hockey in their sixties right down to seven and eight-year-olds playing hockey in a fun, friendly, family atmosphere.”
Mr Joyce added: “The level of hockey in Dundee is fantastic.
“We have Dundee Wanderers, who have been indoor champions seven times out of the last eight years.
“The legacy for the tournament in Dundee, we hope, is that we attract young people to hockey.
“We want to grow the sport and show that you can achieve the highest level of international hockey by staying and playing for your home club.”
The tournament was eventually won by Swiss club Rotweiss Wettingen.
Dundee Wanderers is the city’s largest hockey club.
It was formed in 1934 and has six men’s outdoor and indoor teams and two ladies’ indoor and outdoor teams.
The ladies’ section was formed in 1996 and the firsts won the Scottish women’s national outdoor league division 3 in 2004, followed a year later by the national indoor title.