Rajnandgaon residents have preserved the tradition of Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das Memorial All India Hockey Competition for years: Sports Minister Shri Tankaram Verma
International Hockey Stadium will come again in a new form
Rajnandgaon has a distinct identity as a hockey nursery.
Raipur, 07 February 2024
Revenue and Disaster, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Shri Tankaram Verma today attended the closing ceremony of the 80th Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das Memorial All India Hockey Competition 2024 held at the International Hockey Stadium. Addressing the program, Sports Minister Shri Tankram Verma congratulated and congratulated everyone for this historic event. He said that the people of Rajnandgaon have preserved the tradition of Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das Memorial All India Hockey Competition for years. Due to the efforts of former Chief Minister and Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Dr. Raman Singh, the residents of the district have got the facility of this international hockey stadium. Rajnandgaon district is famous for hockey and tableau and the district has a distinct identity as the nursery of hockey. Along with education, values are important. The International Hockey Stadium in Sanskaardhani Rajnandgaon will again come in a different new form. Here players will get flood lights, astroturf and other sports related facilities. Chhattisgarh government is a double engine government. The Central Government’s “Khelo India Scheme” is being implemented in the state. Continuous work is being done to advance and enhance the sports talent of the state.
Former MP Shri Madhusudan Yadav said that due to the willpower of the people of Rajnandgaon, Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das Memorial All India Hockey Competition is being organized every year. Along with equipping the International Hockey Stadium with Astroturf, other sports facilities were also provided. This event has been successfully organized in Rajnandgaon with the help of public cooperation, sports department, Rajgami Sampada Trust and government administration. Former MP Shri Abhishek Singh said that there have been 80 years of achievements in Sanskaardhani and many generations have witnessed this historic event. The people of Rajnandgaon have cherished this event wholeheartedly. Due to the efforts of former Chief Minister and Speaker of Chhattisgarh Assembly Dr. Raman Singh, International Hockey Stadium has been established in the district, but with time there is a need for change. Astroturf and other sports facilities will continue to be available to the district through Sports Minister Shri Tankram Verma. The echo of hockey and tableaux here will always remain.
While distributing the prizes of the competition on this occasion, the guests gave a huge silver trophy to the winning team by the organizing committee and Rs 5 lakh given by the former president of Chhattisgarh Cricket Association, Shri Baldev Singh Bhatia, a huge silver trophy to the runner-up team and a social worker by the organizing committee. Rs. 3 Lakhs given by Shri Bahadur Ali, Third place team Army XI C.N. Tiwari Trophy and Rs. 51 thousand given by Mr. Ramesh Naresh Dakalia and the fourth prize was given to SAIL Academy with a trophy and Rs. 21 thousand given by international hockey player Mr. Mrinal Choubey. The award for the best goalkeeper of the competition was given to PE Ponnana of the Air Force, an attractive trophy and Rs 5,000 given by Superintendent of Police Mr. Mohit Garg, Man of the Match and Man of the Tournament award given by Mr. Rajesh Jain. The best player of the competition, Mr. Tarun Yadav of SAIL Academy was given an attractive trophy and Rs. 11 thousand by Mr. Manish Kamlesh Gautam, the winning runner-up and third place team of the competition was given a huge attractive cup by senior hockey player of Bhilai, Mr. Anoop Srivastava. The judges were also rewarded on this occasion.
On this occasion, Mr. Khubchand Parakh, Mr. Suresh H Lal, Mr. Santosh Aggarwal, Mr. Ramesh Patel, Mr. Rajesh Golchha, Mr. Dinesh Gandhi, Mr. Naresh Dakalia, Mr. Vinod Khandekar, Mr. Kishun Yadu, Mr. Ajit Jain, Mr. Tarun Laharwani, Mr. Harsh Ramteke, Mr. Bahadur Ali, Mr. Anjum Alvi, Mr. Baldev Singh Bhatia, Chhattisgarh Hockey President Mr. Firoz Ansari, former international hockey player Mr. Mrinal Choubey, former Olympian Mrs. Renuka Yadav, Collector and Chairman of the Organizing Committee Mr. Sanjay Aggarwal, Superintendent of Police Mr. Mohit Garg, SDM Rajnandgaon Mr. Arun Verma, Joint Collector and Officer-in-charge Mr. Khemlal Verma along with other public representatives, officers-employees, hockey players and their coaches from every corner of the country, media representatives, a large number of sports loving spectators were present.
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