The hockey players of State are selected for the National Training Camp ‘Junior India Camp’ to be organised at Bengaluru.
Players of Madhya Pradesh State Women's Hockey Academy Gwalior T. Suman Devi, Ishika Chaudhary, Yogita Bora and Bicchoo Devi are selected for women's hockey camp.
Besides, player Ankit Pal of Madhya Pradesh State has been selected for Men’s Hockey for National Training Camp (Under-21 India Camp). It is to be noted that Ankit Pal is the only player from Academy Bhopal to be selected for the camp.
The camp is organized by Sports Authority of India (Sai) in Bengaluru. A two-month Junior India Camp is being organized by Sai in Bangalore for the purpose of preparing for the upcoming Asia Cup.
Chief Instructor of State Women's Hockey Academy, Paramjit Singh Brar said that the academy's defender players Ishika Chaudhary and T. Suman Devi, forward players Yogita Bora and goalkeeper Bichhu Devi have reached Bangalore to participate in Junior India Camp. T. Suman Devi is the captain of the under-21 Indian women's hockey team.
Chief Instructor of Madhya Pradesh State Men's Hockey Academy, Rajinder Singh informed that Ankit Pal will reach Bangalore next week to join Junior India Camp. Ankit Pal has been training in the academy for the last 2 years.
He has been included in the Nehru Hockey Cup winner's team in the year 2019. Ankit Pal has also done well by participating in Junior, Sub Junior and Senior National Championships in the year 2018-19. Last year, Ankit Pal was also included in the team of the Academy, which went to Holland for training cum competition.