Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey Championship logo launched

Bhubaneswar, Sep 20 (PTI) The logo of the Biju PatnaikRural Hockey Championship, was today launched at the KalingaStadium here for the upcoming tournament to be held duringNovember-March. The tournament is being held under the aegis of DilipTirkey Sports Research and Development Foundation. More than 1500 teams from rural areas in and aroundOdisha will participate in this event which will make it onethe biggest sports tournament in the entire world, saidTirkey. Padmashri Sudarsan Patnaik and Padmashri Ignace Tirkey(former India Hockey captain) have given their consent to beThe Brand Ambassadors of the Championship. “Talents when given proper direction will helpstrengthen our national team. Promoting it in the rural areawill not only spread awareness but also help them move aheadin the field of hockey. Apart from identifying talents andtraining them, this movement will help bring the previousglory that India had as a Hockey champion in the minds ofpeople," Tirkey said. Sports and Youth Services Department Secretary VishalKumar Dev, Sudarsan Patnaik, DilipTirkey, Director PreludeSatyabrat Sanu Ratho, Business leader Bramha Mishra and otherdignitaries were present during launch of the logo. PTI AAMSUSBBNSUS