Jalandhar: Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi right now termed the Surjit Hockey Coaching Camp which has been working for the final 100 days as the perfect hockey teaching camp in the nation.
on the event of 100 days of Surjit Hockey Coaching Camp at native Surjit Hockey Stadium right here right now, addressing a powerful operate organized by Surjit Hockey Society, Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi stated that he’s properly impressed by the participation of greater than 200 gamers in the Surjit Hockey Coaching Camp being carried out in the classes beneath age group of 14 and 19 years. Sports Minister lauded the efforts of the society and stated that absolutely Surjit Hockey Coaching Camp is the perfect teaching camp in the nation as all of the gamers in this camp are supplied with the perfect meals in addition to greatest food regimen like fruits, soaked almonds, candies and alongwith hockey sticks & sports activities kits for every participant. He additionally talked about the contribution of NRIs of Tutt Brothers and Gakhal Brothers of USA.

According to Rana Sodhi, the Surjit Hockey Society is organizing worldwide degree tournaments in the reminiscence of Olympian Surjit Singh for the final 37 years, serving to poor and needy mother and father to get their kids married in addition to offering scholarships to needy gamers. Apart from this, the society additionally organizes teaching camps for hockey-loving kids yearly so {that a} “New Surjit” might be found in them and these actions of society has stored the title of that nice Hockey Olympian Surjit Singh alive right now.
Sports Minister additionally paid homage to Olympian Surjit Singh on his thirty seventh loss of life anniversary and paid homage to this nice sportsperson whereas excessive lighting the efforts made by him to lift the usual of dwelling of hockey gamers. It is recalled that on January 7, 1984, former captain of the Indian hockey crew, Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa misplaced his life in a deadly automobile accident at Bidhipur village close to Jalandhar 38 years in the past right now.
On the event, referring the efforts made by the Secretary of Surjit Hockey Society Iqbal Singh Sandhu, Chief P. R. . Referring to the efforts made by Surinder Singh Bhapa and Joint Secretary Ranbir Singh Tutt to put in new astroturf at Surjit Hockey Stadium, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi stated that they he has already flouted tenders to arrange 4 new Astroturfs at Ferozepur, Marar (Gurdaspur), Surjit Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar and Dhudike (Moga) respectively and these 4 new astroturfs will likely be put in in the close to future. Sports Minister additionally introduced that when the brand new astroturf can be put in at Surjit Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar, the Punjab authorities would arrange a nationwide degree hockey event right here at its personal value, your complete duty of organizing can be entrusted to the Surjit Hockey Society. Meanwhile, the Sports Minister additionally introduced to arrange 3 six-a-side astroturfs on the native Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Lyallpur Khalsa College and Kukar pind respectively.
Secretary, Surjit Hockey Society Iqbal Singh Sandhu, in his handle specifically thanked the Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh and Sports Minister Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi for putting in new astro turf at Surjit Hockey Stadium. On finishing 100 days of Surjit Hockey Coaching camp, he additionally introduced to exchange this ongoing hockey teaching camp in to Surjit Hockey Coaching Centre. On this event, Olympian Colonel Balbir Singh, Olympian Baljit Singh Dhillon, Olympian Harpreet Singh Mander, Olympian Sanjeev Kumar Dang, Olympian Rajinder Singh Nikku, Olympian Gurmel Singh Olympian, Golden Girl International participant Rajbir Kaur, ADC (D), Jalandhar, Varesh Sarangal, Ram Pratap, L.R. Nayar, Natha Singh Gakhal have been additionally current.