Hockey Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha, which today can rightfully lay claim to being the "patron state" for hockey in India, will now have outsiders running the show there.

This comes after Hockey India nominated Bhola Nath Singh, currently president of the Jharkhand Hockey Association, as chairman of the ad hoc committee that will manage the game in the Eastern Indian state. 

Feb 02, 2021 19:02
MUMBAI: Will the strange and completely arbitrary systems of governance in Indian sport ever surprise us? We doubt not.  Hockey Odisha, the federation representing a state that is today the hub of India's one time national sport, does NOT have voting rights. Why? It has been made an associate member by the national governing body Hockey India, New Indian Express reports.
Jan 25, 2020 18:01
CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Friday refused to entertain Hockey India’s plea to modify the interim order in which it had directed HI to allow Hockey Odisha to participate in the upcoming senior national (A Division) championships.