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- Hockey Punjab president Nitin Kohli and general secretary Amrik Singh Powar congratulated the players on their selection, describing the representation as a significant achievement for hockey in the state.
- Punjab will have a strong presence in India’s junior hockey squads for the upcoming Junior Asia Cup, with five players from the state earning national team berths.
- They wished both Indian teams success in the continental tournament and expressed confidence that the Punjab players would make a strong contribution to the national sides.
Punjab will have a strong presence in India’s junior hockey squads for the upcoming Junior Asia Cup, with five players from the state earning national team berths. Four have been selected for the Indian junior men’s team, while one has made it to the junior women’s squad.
The men’s contingent includes Prabhdeep Singh of Mithapur, Manmeet Singh Rai of Khusropur and Lavnur Singh of PAP Jalandhar, along with Gursewak Singh of Round Glass Academy, Gurdaspur. Three of the four players selected for the men’s side are from Jalandhar.
Bathinda’s Sukhvir Kaur has secured a place in the Indian junior women’s hockey team, completing Punjab’s five-member representation in the national junior squads.
The Junior Asia Cup competitions for men and women are scheduled to be held in China from August 30 to September 13.
Hockey Punjab president Nitin Kohli and general secretary Amrik Singh Powar congratulated the players on their selection, describing the representation as a significant achievement for hockey in the state.
They wished both Indian teams success in the continental tournament and expressed confidence that the Punjab players would make a strong contribution to the national sides.
The selection of five players, including three from Jalandhar in the men’s squad, also underlines Punjab’s continuing contribution to the national hockey talent pool. The state has traditionally been one of the country’s major centres for the sport, producing players for India across age groups.
The upcoming tournament will provide the young players an opportunity to test themselves against some of Asia’s leading junior sides and make their mark at the international level.
