Hockey India felicitates junior men team for winning gold medal in the 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup

New Delhi, October 17, 2013: Hockey India today felicitated the junior men hockey team here for recognition of winning the gold medal at the 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru, Malaysia last month.

In the felicitation ceremony, chief guest Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Jitendra Singh awarded cheques of Rs 1 Lakh to each player of the team and their coach Gregg Clark. Also a cheque of Rs 50,000 was awarded to each member of the teams support staff.

The midfielder Harjeet Singh was awarded an additional cheque of Rs 1 lakh for winning Most Promising Player of the Tournament Award in the 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup.

Also during the felicitation ceremony cash awards were presented to the members of senior men and women team. Dragflicker V R Raghunath who won Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament and goalkeeper P R Sreejesh who was declared Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 9th Men’s Asia Cup were awarded a cheque of Rs 1lakh each. Forward Ramandeep Singh was also awarded a cheque of Rs 1lakh for scoring a maiden goal in his debut match at the 9th Men Asia Cup.

Goalkeeper Savita, member of the senior women team who was declared Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament at the 8th Women’s Asia Cup was also awarded cheque of Rs 1 lakh.

During the felicitation forward Rani, member of the senior women team was presented a trophy for completing her 100 International Caps in the match against Malaysia at the 8th Women’s Asia Cup last month.

Rajiv Gupta, Secretary Ministry of Sports, Jiji Thomson, Director General Sports Authority of India, Dr. Sunil Bharati, Head Corporate Communications and Affairs, Cairn India felicitated the players and support staff and Harbinder Singh (Government Observer) also felicitated the players and support staff.

Jitendra Singh wished good luck to the Indian team for the forthcoming Asian Champions Trophy to be held in Japan. “It’s a proud moment that our hockey teams are winning medals in various prestigious tournaments. The Government of India will give its full support to the game of hockey and we hope that our teams will bring laurels to the nation” he said. Mr. Jitendra Singh.

Photo caption: Members of Indian junior team with Union Minister Jitendra Singh, Secretary Sports Rajiv Gupta, DG SAI Jiji Thomson, Dr. Sunil Bharati Cairn India and. Rajeev Mehta, Associate VP Hockey India in New Delhi on October 17, 2013.