{"id":13243,"date":"2013-02-16T07:08:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T07:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13243"},"modified":"2013-02-16T07:08:29","modified_gmt":"2013-02-16T07:08:29","slug":"cairn-india-to-co-sponsor-indian-hockey-for-3-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13243","title":{"rendered":"Cairn India to co-sponsor Indian Hockey for 3 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-13242\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"Cairn-India\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Cairn-India.jpg\" height=\"156\" width=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Cairn-India.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Cairn-India-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><strong>New Delhi:<\/strong> Cairn India, the world\u2019s fastest growing energy company announced in New Delhi on Friday that it will co-sponsor India&#8217;s national hockey teams for a tenure of three years. This association, for a sum of several crores per annum, will cover the senior and junior national men and women teams.<br \/>\n<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Cairn India announced the three year association with Hockey India in the presence of Hockey India officials and the captains of the men and women hockey teams.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The senior Indian Men and Women Hockey teams will be seen sporting the Cairn logo for the first time when they will take part in the Hero Hockey World League Round 2 tournaments to be held at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi from 18th to 24th February 2013.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cairn India\u2019s association with Hockey India reinforces its commitment towards securing a positive future for the nation.&nbsp; Cairn has decided to join forces with the national game of the country and plans through several initiatives to encourage the sport amongst the new generation.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Announcing Cairn India\u2019s co-sponsorship deal with Hockey India, Dr Narinder Batra, Secretary General Hockey India said \u201cWe welcome Cairn for joining Hockey India and being part of the journey to revive hockey in the country. This association will further boost the game and help the sport reach new levels. Hockey India thanks Cairn India for coming on board to become our partner in this exciting journey.\u201d <br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr Sunil Bharati, Head Corporate Affairs &amp; Communications, Cairn India said \u201cHockey is our national game and we are proud to be associated with this energetic game. The partnership and the journey ahead will indeed be a privileged one for the entire Cairn family. It is the first big step for us towards nurturing and growing this sport, both on a national stage as well as the international arena. Cairn India\u2019s decision to associate with Hockey also aims at fuelling the resurgent interest in the national sports amongst youngsters.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-13242\" style=\"margin: 6px; float: left;\" alt=\"Cairn-India\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Cairn-India.jpg\" height=\"156\" width=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Cairn-India.jpg 260w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Cairn-India-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><strong>New Delhi:<\/strong> Cairn India, the world\u2019s fastest growing energy company announced in New Delhi on Friday that it will co-sponsor India&#8217;s national hockey teams for a tenure of three years. This association, for a sum of several crores per annum, will cover the senior and junior national men and women teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hockey-hockey"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cairn India to co-sponsor Indian Hockey for 3 years - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=13243\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cairn India to co-sponsor Indian Hockey for 3 years - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New Delhi: Cairn India, the world\u2019s fastest growing energy company announced in New Delhi on Friday that it will co-sponsor India&#039;s national hockey teams for a tenure of three years. 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