Now Hazaribagh will also have an Astroturf Hockey Stadium soon. Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, while inaugurating a Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Hazaribagh on Saturday said that new avenues of development could be opened through sports in the new era.
“An Astroturf Hockey Stadium will be constructed here for which Rs 7 core will be spent so that we can get some good sportspersons from here also,” said Rathore. Boosting up the morale of the Sports persons present there, he said that there was no substitute of hard work as it also takes passion also along with infrastructure to become successful in any filed.
“Now you can go directly to Moscow and los Angeles from here as there is no dearth of talent in the rural areas; they only need proper training and facilities,” said Rathore. He also gave ‘mantra’ of hard work to the budding sports persons.
“Success could only be achieved through discipline, knowledge and action,” said Rathore. “One should not get discouraged by failures, but they should keep on trying as there is no substitute of hard work,” said the Union Sports Minister. Children here will excel in the field of sports as they will have many new things to learn from this Centre, he added.
Rathore also praised the initiatives being taken by the State Government in the field of Sports. He informed that some new initiatives were also taken by the Centre to promote sports in the Country.
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, addressing the gathering also praised the facilities in the Hotwar Sports Complex which were being utilised by the sportspersons. “Performance of Jharkhand in ‘Khelo India’ is an assurance that the Country will get more gold and other medals in future,” said Sinha.
located at Padma around 17-km from Hazaribagh, Sports Authority of India’s residential centre was set up at a cost of Rs 15 crore on 47 acres of land. The cradle will train budding sportspersons in hockey, archery, volleyball, wrestling and football. The foundation stone of the sports cradle was laid in 2003 under the initiative of then Hazaribagh MP and former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha.
Earlier, while speaking during a meeting of the Jharkhand State Sports Promotion Society (JSSPS) held at the Mega Sports Complex in Ranchi, the Union Sports Minister said the talent hunt programme being conducted in the state was unique of its kind which needs to be followed by other States.
“Talent hunt programme among 12-year-old children is actually commendable which needs to be followed by other States also,” said Rathore.
Rathore said that the Centre was committed towards improving the number of coaches and other facilities to promote sports all over the Country. He also told the sportsmen present there to be prepared as they will have tough competition with some of the best sports persons of the Country and World as well.
The meeting was also attended by Union Minister Jayant Sinha and Jharkhand Sports Minister Amar Kumar Bauri.