Bhubaneswar, April 13: Love for the National Game of India, the Odisha Government is all set to launch the “Mo School Hockey Club” initiative in all the districts of the state soon.
“The State government headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is taking all possible steps for the promotion of sports, especially Hockey and this initiative is a step towards the development and grooming of grassroot talents in Hockey,” said, Dilip Tirkey, Chairperson of Hockey Promotion Council of Odisha.
“Initially these Hockey clubs will be formed in the schools having a playground in all 30 district headquarters, they will be provided regular training facilities through expert coaches, provisions for a financial grant to purchase the sports equipment for Hockey, maintenance of playgrounds, refreshments for players first-aid etc has also been made,” he added.
As per Tirkey, a State level “Mo School Hockey Club Championship” tournament will be organized every year among the boy’s and girl’s teams of these Clubs”.
“We will identify the grassroot talent through these clubs and will be provided the advanced training through induction in Sports Hostels and Naval Tata Hockey High-Performance Center established by State government.”
The Odisha Government is building a second Hockey Stadium “Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium” in Rourkela ahead of the 2023 Hockey World cup which will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
