The Surjit Hockey Society is an Indian society established in 1984 after Olympian
Sardar Surjit Singh Randhawa
Sardar Surjit Singh Randhawa (10 October 1951 – 6 January 1984) was an Indian field hockey player, who played for India men's national field hockey team at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. He was a full back and captain of India field hockey te ...
. Since its establishment the society has organized the
Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament
Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament is organized by Surjit Hockey Society every year in Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside th ...
in
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
every year. The society has the current
Chief Minister of Punjab as its Chief Patron. Every year a hockey camp is held in an effort to find talented hockey players from the surrounding areas of Punjab. In 2012, in an effort to revive the sport in the state,
Government of Punjab announced its decision to support the society.
Management
* President - Ghanshayam Thory, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar
*Working President : Pargat Singh
* Senior Vice Presidents - Sarojini Sharda, Viney Bublani, G. S. Khaira, Amril Sinmgh Powar and Lakhwinder Pal Singh Khaira
* Secretary General - Iqbal Singh Sandhu, PCS (Retd)
* Chief Public Relations Officer of Society - Surinder Singh Bhapa
List of presidents
References
External links
Official website
Sports organisations of India
Field hockey in Punjab, India
Sport in Jalandhar
Sports organizations established in 1984
Organisations based in Punjab, India
1984 establishments in Punjab, India
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