Excelsior Sports Correspondent
jammu, Mar 27: Minister for Public Health Engineering and Irrigation, Sukhnandan Choudhary, today flagged off Under-19 Men’s State Hockey team for participation in 5th Hockey India Junior Men’s National Hockey Championship being held in Mysore, from April 1 to April 12, 2015.
The 20- member Hockey team comprises of players from different parts of the State was flagged off from K K Hakhu Astroturf Hockey Stadium, here.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the players from the State are talented enough to compete with the best teams from other parts of the Nation.
He also provided Hockey sticks to the players and wished them best of luck for the Championship.
Among others, the flag-off ceremony was attended by IGP Mukesh Singh, vice president Hockey J&K. Romal Singh, general secretary, Rajinder, treasurer Hockey J&K, G S Bakshi, secretary, Kuldeep Handoo, Sports Officer J&K Police, Imran Iqbal, Sports Coordinator and other office bearers of Hockey J&K.
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