Fitness Test for ONTHHPC staff to be held on July 23, Saturday
The 12th Hockey India Junior National Championship took place from March 25 to April 3 in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. While Haryana and Jharkhand secured the gold and silver medals, respectively, Odisha took home the bronze medal.
Interestingly, the squad featured 12 players from Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC.
It was indeed a very proud moment for the High Performance Centre, based at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Reflecting on the same, Mr. Rajiv Seth, Project Director at ONTHHPC said, “It was great to see our girls from state outfit to work hard and compete against all odds. Examination phase has its own share of anxiety in them but they made us proud. Gold is the target but nonetheless we shall work hard towards it in future. Government is doing their best to provide all support! Chak de Odisha!”
Journey of Odisha’s team in the tournament
Match 1: Odisha beat Kerala 7-0
Match 2: Odisha beat Delhi 3-1
Quarter-Final: Odisha beat Chandigarh (0-0 | 2-1 on penalties)
Semi-Final: Haryana beat Odisha 2-1
Bronze Medal Match: Odisha beat Maharashtra 4-0
After the team returned home, the Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC organised a felicitation ceremony for the players, coaches and support staff. Sri Sailendra Jena OAS, Jt Secy, DSYS, graced the occasion and lauded the players for their outstanding achievement.