Hockey cadets selected for national level camp

Odisha Channel Bureau Rourkela, July 23: Three cadets of SAIL Hockey Academy have made it to the second round of national level selection camp being organised by Hockey India in New Delhi from July 23 to August 18.The camp is being organised for selecting players to represent India at the Junior Hockey World Cup-2016 as well as other international events.The cadets of the Academy who have brought laurels to the steel city are Anand Lakra, Subodh Tirkey and Janma Majhi.They have been selected to participate in the 2nd round of the National camp based on their performance at the Junior National Hockey Championship as well as first round training camp.SAIL Hockey Academy has been playing a defining role in identifying talents and shaping their skills to make them represent the National Team in International Competitions.The Academy is proud to have groomed many cadets who represented the country.Birendra Lakra, another world class defender of SAIL Hockey Academy who had played for India in the London Olympics is now representing the country in the ongoing Commonwealth Games being held at Glasgow, United Kingdom.Under the tutelage of R.K.Saini, National Institute of Sports qualified coach and Peter Tirkey, an International level Hockey player, the cadets are receiving the best possible training to bring glory to not only Rourkela or SAIL but the entire country.