SSPF announces Schools India Cup 2017 in five different sports

New Delhi, April 23, 2017: SSPF today announces India’s largest grassroots school sports tournament School India Cup 2017 in 5 different sports. In its 2^nd season SSPF is all set to go ahead with three new sports such as volleyball, basketball, athletics along with cricket and football. This is for the first time that a sports competition or tournament is being organized on a national level.

As compared to the 1^st season the number of schools is participating this year is almost double with is near 4 thousand schools from different states and districts of the country.  To encourage such participation of schools and children SSPF came up with a National tournament of every sport under its National Talent Search and Nurture Program.

“We are committed to serve the nation and sports is one of the medium where we need to emphasis so as we can bring glory to the country on International sports arena,” said SSPF chairman Om Pathak.

“We are proud to announce a nationwide sports tournament Schools India Cup to be played in 5 different sports under SSPF”, he said.

Former India Football captain and SSPF National Football Council Chairman Bhaichung Bhutia is excited with this program which is designed to give exposure to the real talent at grassroots at the right time and in right manner.

In a very short span of one year, SSPF has expanded individual sports and received the honor of National Sports Promotion Organization (NSPO) by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. Now, Schools India Cup is the largest tournament across the country which will further add integrity to this program by opening avenues of opportunities of recognition to the participating school children in education and career

Former Indian Footballer Renedy Singh who is associated with SSPF as a secretary of SSPF National Football Council said, “Conducting such kind to structured sports tournament across the country will further strengthen the commitment of SSPF to produce more young talents who will represent India on International platform”.

The NTSN 2016-17 competitions are slated to start in two phases this year- January & April 2017. In the first phase districts which have completed 8 or more school teams have play. Rest of the districts will play in the second phase of the tournament which will be starting by the end of the April 2017 in all the above mentioned 5 sports.

Press release