{"id":809,"date":"2011-11-14T15:46:36","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T15:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=809"},"modified":"2011-11-14T15:46:36","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T15:46:36","slug":"pune-to-host-1st-junior-nationals-from-december-10-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=809","title":{"rendered":"Pune to host 1st Junior Nationals from December 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pune: <\/strong>The 1st Hockey India Junior National hockey championship  will be held in Pune from December 10 to 21 at the Shiv Chattrapati  Shivaji Sports Complex Mhalunge-Balewadi astro-truf.After years of  litigious state that saw juniors getting raw deal as no proper selection  process was in place, the revival of Hockey India Junior National  championship will give much needed fillip to young players to showcase  their talent at what is now known as the Sports City of India.<\/p>\n<p> Organised by Maharashtra hockey, under the aegis of the Hockey India,  national governing body for hockey, the championship will see teams from  26 states and 520 players completing for supremacy in hockey. There  will be 75 officials and 100 volunteers who would be involved in making  sure that everything goes right.<\/p>\n<p> Ever since Hockey India took over the reins of hockey, the sport has  gone overhaul, but juniors remained neglected and their performance  unaccounted for. Hence this step by Hockey India to revive the  championship makes a bold statement and commitment of the national  federation to improve broad-base of the sport and give untapped talent a  chance to show their worth.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cIt is a huge responsibility as it involves the future faces of Indian  hockey. It is always nice to be associated with the sport and I am glad  that I my experience was being utilized,\u201d said Mir Ranjan Negi, who has  decided to lend his support for the event. Negi is also a Maharashra  Hockey Executive Committee member.<\/p>\n<p> Also speaking on the occasion was Hockey India Joint Secretary, Manoj  Bhore, who incidentally is also Treasurer, Maharashtra Hockey. As  tournament Organising Secretary, Bhore added, \u201cI thank Hockey India for  allotting the tournament to Sports City, Pune. The Junior National will  provide the right platform for Hockey India to have a look at the talent  that exists in the country.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p> Having got the honour to host the inaugural Junior Nationals, the Hockey  Maharashtra headed by Rekha Bhide, has designed a logo for the event  that brings out Maratha history in the forefront. A hockey player in  action in front of iconic Shaniwarwada makes up the logo for the junior  national championship.With the senior national camp already on at the  Balewadi Complex, the winters will have an extended hockey festival in  Pune. The junior nationals was being looked at by India\u2019s hockey coach  Michael Nobbs, who has been proposing to the Hockey India to begin \u2018spot  the new generation\u2019 at the earliest.\u201cThere has been no Nationals held  for a long time and Hockey India secretary general Narinder Batra and  other members felt it was necessary to move on,\u201d added Negi.<\/p>\n<p> Maharashtra Hockey President, Rekha Bhide added, \u201cPune has been a front  runner in taking initiatives in hosting events. As president of  Maharashtra Hockey I will ensure that there will be no stone left  upturned in making this championship an event to remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Maharashtra Hockey, Honorary General Secretary, Cdr. Kehar Singh VSM IN  (Retd), added, \u201cIt is indeed a great opportunity to show our prowess and  expertise in handling the responsibility of this magnitude. This is  also a befitting occasion for our young and upcoming hockey players  particularly from Pune and its suburbs to witness daily matches and  enabling them to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> It will be after a while that Pune city, which has given the country  four Olympians in Joe Phillips, Baburao Nimal, Dhanraj Pillay and Vikram  Pillay, will host such a big championship over a period of 10 days.<\/p>\n<p> Reception Committee Chairman, and Vice President of Khadki Cantonment  Manish Anand speaking at the press conference, &#8220;This is a proud moment  to host the first ever Hockey India Junior Nationals. Moreover, me being  part of Khadki that has produced these hand full of top players for  India, it is an honour to work towards making the championship a  success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pune: <\/strong>The 1st Hockey India Junior National hockey championship  will be held in Pune from December 10 to 21 at the Shiv Chattrapati  Shivaji Sports Complex Mhalunge-Balewadi astro-truf.After years of  litigious state that saw juniors getting raw deal as no proper selection  process was in place, the revival of Hockey India Junior National  championship will give much needed fillip to young players to showcase  their talent at what is now known as the Sports City of India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-hockey-hockey"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pune to host 1st Junior Nationals from December 10 - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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