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All India Police Hockey Championship inaugurated
Sportslogon team April 7th 2025
Bhubaneswar : The 73rd All India Police Hockey Championship 2025 was Inaugurated in 7th Battalion Ground, here on Monday. The opening ceremony was graced by Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, Director General of Police, Odisha, as the Chief Guest. He received the ceremonial salute and addressed the gathering during the grand inaugural parade.
The DGP welcomed all participating teams, coaches, and sports officers. He emphasised the importance of promoting sports within the police forces as a means of building fitness, discipline, and unity. He highlighted Odisha’s rising profile in national sports, particularly in water sports, shooting, and hockey, and acknowledged the efforts of Odisha Police in nurturing sporting talent.
Khurania concluded by wishing all teams the very best and encouraging participants to uphold the spirit of fair play, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
Talking about the championship the Hockey India President Padmashree Dillip Tirkey expressed “In the history of Indian hockey this is one among the oldest tournaments. Being the president I am thankful to the Indian Police as well as to our Odisha police for recruiting hockey players under the direct recruitment scheme. Such policy provides social stability to the player’s family”.
He also added “it’s a dream of many players of our nation to play Infront of Odisha spectators at the Kalinga Stadium ground. In this championship the Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh police teams will be the title favourite. However, the host team under the captainship of Olympian Birendra Lakra will put up a better fight”.
To ensure smooth organization, several committees—such as protocol, accommodation, transport, finance, publicity, security, and medical—have been formed under the supervision of senior police officers.
The event began with an introductory address by Anup Kumar Sahoo, IGP (Training) and Organizing Secretary of the Championship. The welcome address was delivered by Dayal Gangwar, Additional DGP (Headquarters) and Vice President of the Organizing Committee. The vote of thanks was offered by Rajesh Kumar, Additional DGP (SAP) and Vice President of the Committee. .
Sportslogon team April 7th 2025
Bhubaneswar : The 73rd All India Police Hockey Championship 2025 was Inaugurated in 7th Battalion Ground, here on Monday. The opening ceremony was graced by Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, Director General of Police, Odisha, as the Chief Guest. He received the ceremonial salute and addressed the gathering during the grand inaugural parade.
The DGP welcomed all participating teams, coaches, and sports officers. He emphasised the importance of promoting sports within the police forces as a means of building fitness, discipline, and unity. He highlighted Odisha’s rising profile in national sports, particularly in water sports, shooting, and hockey, and acknowledged the efforts of Odisha Police in nurturing sporting talent.
Khurania concluded by wishing all teams the very best and encouraging participants to uphold the spirit of fair play, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
Talking about the championship the Hockey India President Padmashree Dillip Tirkey expressed “In the history of Indian hockey this is one among the oldest tournaments. Being the president I am thankful to the Indian Police as well as to our Odisha police for recruiting hockey players under the direct recruitment scheme. Such policy provides social stability to the player’s family”.
He also added “it’s a dream of many players of our nation to play Infront of Odisha spectators at the Kalinga Stadium ground. In this championship the Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh police teams will be the title favourite. However, the host team under the captainship of Olympian Birendra Lakra will put up a better fight”.
To ensure smooth organization, several committees—such as protocol, accommodation, transport, finance, publicity, security, and medical—have been formed under the supervision of senior police officers.
The event began with an introductory address by Anup Kumar Sahoo, IGP (Training) and Organizing Secretary of the Championship. The welcome address was delivered by Dayal Gangwar, Additional DGP (Headquarters) and Vice President of the Organizing Committee. The vote of thanks was offered by Rajesh Kumar, Additional DGP (SAP) and Vice President of the Committee. .
This news was added and updated on : April 7th 2025
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