PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, April 21: The 2nd Hockey India Junior Men Academy National Championship 2022 in association with Hockey India kicked off at the Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA) in Jamshedpur, last evening.
The championship will continue till 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, of Hockey India, 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, Bhola Nath Singh, vice-president, of Hockey India and president, of Hockey Jharkhand, wished the players good luck for the championship.
Four matches were played on an inaugural day.
