The fifth Asian School Hockey Championship 2017 will be organised in Bhopal from April 2 till April 12.
The championship is being organised by School Education School Education Department, Directorate of Public Instructions and School Games Federation of India. As many as 192 players along with sports officers from across eight countries are participating in the championship.
The teams of the countries including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri lanka, UAE, Bangladesh, China and India will participate in the championship. Besides, the matches will be played between the school students (under 19 categories).
It is to be noted that a central committee along with different committees are formed for organising the championship.
For the successful execution of the competition, a meeting was held on Friday by Directorate of Public Instructions (DPI) at Dhyanchand Stadium.
Various discussions regarding sport activities and arrangements were done for the perfect execution. Directorate of Public Instructions Director Anju Pawan Badhauriya, Secretary School Education Department Deepti Gaur Mukherjee and other officers from various departments were present during the meeting and gave various instructions.
During the meeting committees have been formed for various works including lodging and food department, playground, transport, publicity etc. In the meeting, Alok Khare, Deputy President, School Games Federation of India, BB Saxena, Chairman, Technical Committee, School Federation of India, DEO DK Sharma also addressed the meeting.
Hockey matches will be played at Aishbhag Stadium from 5 pm to 10 pm from April 4. Inauguration of the sports event will be done on April 3.
Preparations for the competition are being done in the coaching camp at Major Dhyanchand Stadium, Tulsi Nagar. The Indian team is being trained under the guidance of international players Ashok Dhyanchand and MK Kaushik and team coach international player Subodh Khandekar.