Jarkhar academy to take part in national hockey meet

Ludhiana, October 3

Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy, Jarkhar, along with 25 other top hockey academies will be vying for top honours in the inaugural edition of the Sub-Junior National Academies Hockey Tournament, scheduled to be held from October 4 to 13 at the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bhopal, in Madhya Pradesh.

The 10-day tournament is being organised by Hockey India to catch talented players at the grass-roots level, provide them an opportunity to showcase their skills and train them for future competitions.

Jagroop Singh Jarkhar, director of the Jarkhar academy, said talented and promising players from across the country would be seen in action during the tournament. They would get a chance to compete against each other and know their shortcomings.

Teams namely Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy, Jarkhar, besides Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Amritsar, Citizen Hockey XI, Namdhari Hockey Academy, Bhaini Sahib, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy, Cheema Hockey Academy, Gurdaspur, Bhai Bahlo Hockey Acdemy, Bhai Bhagatan, Malwa Academy, Hanumangarh, Olympian Vivek Singh Hockey Academy, Har Hockey Academy, Him Hockey Academy, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Hockey Hockey, SAI Academy, Bhopal, TATA Hockey Academy, Odisha, TAT Hockey Academy, Jamshedhpur, Dhyan Chand Hockey Academy, Lucknow, Jai Bharat Hockey Academy and Round Glass Hockey Academy, Jalandhar, will be participating in the meet.

After the tournament, talented players would be shortlisted to train them at a specialised camp for junior national hockey competitions.

Hockey India, in addition to this, will organise Junior National Hockey Championship (U-18) at Bhopal from October 18 to 27 in which the Jarkhar academy would also take part. — OC