Jamshedpur, April 20, 2022: The 2nd Hockey India Junior Men Academy National Championship 2022 in association with Hockey India kicked off today at the Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA), Jamshedpur.
The championship will be conducted from April 20 to May 1, 2022, and will witness the participation of 31 teams comprising 550+ players and officials from Hockey India. Over 100 coaches and training staff, including renowned Olympians like Sameer Daad, Olympian and Arjuna Awardee from Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy, and Rajender Singh from Round Glass Punjab Hockey Academy will also be part of the national championship.
During the inaugural ceremony, Gyanendro Ningombam, President, Hockey India, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. He welcomed the teams and officials and praised NTHA`s state-of-the-art facilities. He also went on to say that he was looking forward to many more championships being organised by the academy in future.
The Guest of Honour for the occasion, Bhola Nath Singh, Vice President, Hockey India & President, Hockey Jharkhand, wished the players good luck for the championship.
Dharmendra Singh, Vice President, Hockey Jharkhand, Bijay Shankar Singh, Secretary, Hockey Jharkhand, Mukul Vinayak Choudhari, CEO, Jamshedpur Football Club & Chief Sports Excellence Centres, Tata Steel, Ashish Kumar, CEO, Hockey Ace Foundation & Head (Sports), Tata Steel, and senior officials of the Tata Steel Sports Department and Naval Tata Hockey Academy were also present on the occasion.
“Sports is a way of life” at Tata Steel and the company has been promoting and encouraging sports for nearly a century. Tata Steel spearheads the corporate promotion of sports and has been hosting various tournaments of both National and International standards.
