With no international exposure before playing in the 2014 Hockey India League, Dipsan Tirkey from Sundargarh village in Odisha had to make use of the opportunity he was handed when he was picked to play for Kalinga Lancers, a HIL…
Some Thoughts from Dilip Tirkey on organizing world’s largest hockey tournament, with 1,458 teams
Former hockey captain Dilip Tirkey is organising the world’s largest hockey tournament, with 1,458 teams from Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand at 32 venues. When did you conceive the idea of this tournament? Talks started six-seven months ago. We organised a…
Meet Dipsan Tirkey of Odisha: Vice captain of Indian Junior Hockey Team playing in Worldcup Final
If you belong to Saunamara, you cannot stay away from hockey. The village in Sundergarh district of Odisha is best known for its passion for the sport and, of course, Dilip Tirkey. No wonder, then, that Indian junior vice-captain…
Biggest Rural Hockey Championship in India with 25,000 youth, 1300 teams begins today in Odisha
Biju Patnaik rural hockey championship, one of the largest sport carnival in state is all set to kick off today from steel city Rourkela. The event’s enormity which is a world record itself encompasses 1300 teams with about 25000 players…
What an inspiring story of Neelam Sanjeep Xess : Player from Hockey capital of India Rourkela
True, it may be known as the hockey capital of India, but almost all among the several hockey players Rourkela has produced have a story behind their success. A story of suffering… a story of hardships and poverty… a story…
Odisha all set to host biggest Rural Hockey Championship : 30,000 youth, 1750 teams
Odisha government will conduct the Biju Patnaik Rural Hockey championship to promote tribal youth to take up the national sport, former India hockey captain and Rajya Sabha MP Dileep Tirkey announced on Friday. “In some pockets of Odisha, Maoists are…
Rourkela boys clinch title of Nehru sub Junior Hockey tournament defeating Bhopal in delhi
Man of the match Sundeep Chirmako netted a brace as Rourkela’s Birsa Munda Vidyapitha edged past Indira Priyadarshini Higher Secondary School of Bhopal 4-3 in the final of the Steelbird Helmet 34th Nehru sub junior hockey tournament trophy at Shivaji…
Pakistan Team Applauds Odisha Hockey Star Birendra Lakra Gesture in Crucial ACT Final
India won a hard-fought match against Pakistan on Sunday, clinching the Asian Champions Trophy after five long years. Besides the goal scorers Rupinder Pal Singh, Affan Yousuf and Nikkin Thimmaiah, Indian defender Birendra Lakra was also a highlight in the…
India U-18 Hockey Team led by Odisha boy Nilam Sanjeep Xess defeated Pakistan 3-1 in semifinal
The traditional India-Pakistan rivalry took place when the two sides locked-horns in the semifinals of the Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament. Amidst the ongoing tussle between the two countries, India secured a convincing 3-1 triumph over arch rivals Pakistan to…
Bhubaneswar as International Sports Destination to get boost : 2018 Hockey World cup coming
After the 2014 Champions Trophy, Bhubaneswar would host another high-profile hockey event in 2018 with the city finalized for the 2018 Men’s World Cup. The decision was taken by Hockey India about a month ago.However, with the state government keen…