Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre (ONTH-HPC) is a professional

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institute located at

Kalinga Stadium The Kalinga Stadium is a multi-purpose International stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its foundation stone was laid by former chief minister of Odisha Late Biju Patnaik in 1978. It is the home ground of the I League Club Indian Arrows si ...

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

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. It was launched on 13 August 2019 after Government of Odisha, Tata Steel & Tata Trusts (Hockey Ace foundation) joined hands to initiate a three-pronged program under the HPC banner of

Government of Odisha The government of the Indian state of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appoi ...

. It is one of the 11 HPCs at the Kalinga Stadium which have been set up under the governance of Odisha Chief Minister

Naveen Patnaik Naveen Patnaik (born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician serving as the current and 14th Chief Minister of Odisha. He is also the president of the Biju Janata Dal, a writer and has authored three books. He is the longest-serving chief min ...

and Commissioner Cum Secy Sports Shri Vineel Krishna, who have been very influential in development of sports in the state. The purpose of the Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC is to nurture the budding talent in the state, train and groom them to achieve national and international participation in order to contribute towards the Olympic Glory. It runs under the Hockey Ace Foundation (HAF) whose Chairman is Chanakya Chaudhary. Former cricketer

Rajiv Seth Rajiv Seth (born 5 November 1968) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bengal and Orissa. In 2022, he was serving as the Project Director at Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. S ...

is the project director of the HPC in Bhubaneswar.

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Bovelander Hockey Academy, founded by former Dutch hockey star

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, is the technical partner of Naval Tata Hockey HPC. As of 2022, there are 36 resident cadets in the boys' program and 38 resident cadets in the girls’ program. The Sports Hostels of Odisha's Sports & Youth Services Department in Panposh, Sundargarh & Bhubaneswar are the 3 Regional Development Centres of the HPC. It has also established 14 grassroots centres - 8 in Sundargarh, 2 in Sambalpur, and 1 each in Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Ganjam and Nayagarh.

Achievements and Accolades

In May 2022, 4 girls from the HPC were selected in India Junior Team for the Uniphar U-23 5-nation tournament which was held in Ireland from June 19-26. The Women in Blue went on to clinch silver medal in that tournament. On 31 March 2022, the Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC Grassroot Boys' team defeated Uttarakhand by a margin of 31-0 to register one of the biggest wins during 32nd All India KD Singh Babu Memorial Under-14 Prize Money Hockey Tournament. Some of the medals won by Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC teams in national tournaments are as follows:

References

{{reflist Field hockey in Odisha