Ranchi: Center of Excellence for Sports, Khunti has achieved unprecedented success in the recently held Hockey State Level Nehru Cup Competition. In this competition, the Under-17 Boys team performed brilliantly and secured first place in the entire Jharkhand state, while the Under-17 Girls team also performed impressively and secured fourth place in the state.
Deputy Commissioner Lokesh Mishra has congratulated the players on the victory, he said that there is no dearth of talent in Khunti district. We only need to give it a right direction. The players here are waving their flag in the country and abroad. Expressing hope for good performance in the future, he wished everyone.
It is noteworthy that the boy’s team, displaying its brilliant sports talent, defeated the Gumla team 1-0 in the shootout on 23-08-2024 and entered the final by defeating the Ranchi team 5-0 in the semi-finals on the same day. In the final, the team won 4-1 against Simdega. On the other hand, the girls team defeated Chatra on 22-08-2024 and Garhwa on 23-08-2024 by 14-0 and 12-0 respectively. However, it lost 5-0 to Ranchi in the semi-finals on 23-08-2024 and 4-0 in the third place match against Hazaribagh on 24-08-2024.
Project Utkarsh project is being run successfully in Khunti district on the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Lokesh Mishra. The objective of Project Utkarsh is to encourage local sports talent in Khunti district and provide them high level training facilities. Also, as per the direction of the Deputy Commissioner, good training is being given to the players by skilled trainers. So that they can perform better. The winning teams will now participate in the Nehru Cup organized at the national level.
Achieving these great achievements within just 75 days of rigorous training shows the effectiveness and commitment of all the officers, trainers and institutions associated with it. The aim of this project is to hone the talent of young players and promote the spirit of sportsmanship.