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The Trusts have built state-wide sports development the selection of two boys and six girls for the Indian
programmes at the grassroots level in Jharkhand, National Junior Camp. Four of those girls went on to
Mizoram, Manipur, and Odisha during the last six years, represent India in hockey at the Uniphar 5 Nations
based on local sports culture and infrastructure in these Tournament in Dublin, Ireland, in June 2022.
regions. Thus, initiatives were developed in Jharkhand and Additionally, at the first Hockey India Academy National
Odisha to promote hockey, badminton in Mizoram, football Championships, which were held in Bhopal in October
in Mizoram and Manipur, and athletics in Uttarakhand. 2022, the boys' team took home a silver in the
sub-junior division.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Jharkhand Hockey Initiative

The excellence programmes at the NTHA in Jharkhand
• Mizoram Badminton Initiative
helped the NTHA squad win gold at the 2nd Hockey
25 basic badminton facilities were run in collaboration
India Junior Academy National Championship in
with the state government, the community, and the
Jamshedpur in May 2022. One player is preparing for
relevant sports organisations. Two trainees from the
forthcoming international competitions after being
Regional Development Centre created history by being
chosen at the national Junior India Camp. Four trainers
the first players from Mizoram to win the National
earned Level 1 accreditation from Hockey India out of
Badminton Championship, which was held in February
the 45 trainers that were qualified as basic-level
2023 in Jaipur. They were among a group of six boys
instructors. Finally, a half-pitch sand turf was installed
chosen on full scholarships for training at the Pullela
in Khunti where the Regional Development Centre
Gopichand Badminton Academy. The boys entered
held trainings.
the top 10 rankings provided by the Badminton
Association of India, with one winning gold in the
• Uttarakhand Sports Initiative
under-17 Boys Singles category and the other
Visually challenged athletes trained at Dehradun's
taking home silver in the sub-junior Men's
Maharana Pratap Sports School and the National
Doubles category.
Institute of Visually Handicapped showed significant
promise. One of the competitors made history by
• Mizoram Football Initiative
winning a silver medal at the 20 National Para
th
60 grassroots football centres were run in collaboration
Athletics Championships,
with the community, the state
which were held in
government, and the relevant
Bengaluru in August 2022.
sports organisations. Seven kids
Another Indian athlete
from these programmes were
competed in the World
chosen to attend professional
Athletics Championships
football academies across
(under-20 category) in
the country.
Columbia, winning the gold
medal and setting a new
• Odisha Hockey Initiative
national record in the 10
The Naval Tata Hockey
km walking race.
Academy's (NTHA) excellence
programmes in Odisha led to

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