Odisha Assembly passes 'resolution' congratulating Indian hockey teams

Bhubaneswar, Sept 8: The Odisha Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to extend congratulations to the Indian hockey teams for their historical performance at the Tokyo Olympics.

 

 

Moving the resolution, state Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera said, "Congratulating the Indian Women and Men's Hockey Teams on their historical performance at the Tokyo Olympics-2020 I move a resolution to extend Congratulations to the Indian Women and Men's Hockey Teams on their spectacular historic performance at the Tokyo Olympics."

 

 

"The Indian men’s team won the bronze medal. The team showed great resilience, skill and fitness. After 41 years, the team won a medal at the Olympics defeating the leading hockey-playing nations in the world. The Indian women’s team performance was beyond all expectations. They showed great fighting spirit. Even though they couldn’t win a medal, they won the hearts of the nation by finishing fourth," he added.

 

 

He further said that it is a matter of pride that Odisha has been recognised as the force behind the success of the Indian hockey teams. Stating that Odisha will continue to support the development of hockey in India, Behera said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has taken another historic step by announcing to support Indian hockey for 10 more years.

 

It described the CM’s decision to support Indian hockey for 10 more years as historic. Odisha will be the home of Indian hockey and will continue to support the game towards making India the world champion, he said.

 

 

"We are organizing the men’s hockey World Cup in January 2023 and India’s largest hockey stadium is being built in Rourkela for the mega event. We are investing in grassroot-level hockey training centres. A high performance centre has been established at the Kalinga Stadium. Many boys and girls from Odisha will represent the country in the coming years,” he added.

 

Last month, during a felicitation program organised to honour both the men's and the women's outfit, which narrowly missed out on a bronze in Tokyo, Patnaik announced that Odisha will continue to sponsor the Indian hockey teams for another 10 years.