Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC Commences Boys’ Resident Programme – ODISHA BYTES

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre (HPC) commenced its boys’ resident programme at Kalinga Hockey Complex right here on Friday.
Set-up in state capital to groom upcoming sporting expertise in hockey and produce world-class sportspersons, the vertical will assist in tapping uncooked expertise within the sport in Odisha.
Sports and Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera inaugurated it at Kalinga Stadium.
A complete of 31 cadets have been chosen for the programme. The gamers Under the age of 17  have been chosen from the two-week lengthy choice camp that was held from 17 November final 12 months right here. The camp was attended by 100 cadets.
Of the 31 gamers, 21 are from Odisha, seven from Manipur, two from Uttar Pradesh and one from Assam. The Hockey HPC has additionally created a standby checklist of 8 gamers (5 from Odisha).
Speaking on the event, Sports Minister mentioned, “This is an elite opportunity and platform for the cadets to excel in Hockey and you should feel extremely proud. This is the first step towards achieving your sporting dreams. HPC will play a crucial role while experienced and expert coaches will groom you into future national and international players.”
Sports and Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera, Principal Secretary, Sports & Youth Services and Tourism, Vishal Kumar Dev and different dignitaries through the inaugural programme at Kalinga Stadium in BhubaneswarThe inauguration was additionally attended by Vishal Kumar Dev, Principal Secretary, Sports & Youth Services and Tourism; Former captain of Hockey India Dillip Tirkey; Chanakya Chaudhary, vice-president Corporate Services, Tata Steel and Chairman, Hockey Ace Foundation and Goutam Mukherjee, CEO, HAF.
On the event, two grassroots centres, in Dhenkanal and Deogarh, have been additionally launched. With this the whole variety of grassroots centres in Odisha has gone as much as 12 with 25 coaches, together with a woman coach recruited to advertise girls coaches on the grassroots as properly.
Chanakya Chaudhary, VP Corporate Services, Tata Steel, mentioned “Tata Steel has always been committed to encouraging a culture of sports in the country. The youth of Odisha have abundant sporting talent and it is our endeavour to provide the best-in-class sporting facilities and training centres to hone their skills. Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC is also an institution where we nurture young talent and shape their careers.”