Olympian says hockey needs revival in state

LUDHIANA: Charanjit Singh, captain of the 1964 Olympic winning Indian hockey team, said the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) provides great sports infrastructure in the region and youngsters should utilize it by working hard.
A recipient of the Arjuna award and Padma Shri award, Singh said, Hockey awaits a revival in Punjab, and subsequently in India, while talking about the inclusion of 12 Punjabi boys in the junior India hockey team, recently.
PAU has great infrastructure for sports, which is beneficial not only to the university, but to the entire region. Youngsters should seize these resources and press hard to improve their skills in their game, said Singh, as chief guest at the PAU Golden Jubilee Hockey Tournament held recently.
An alumnus of the Government Agriculture College, which was later turned into PAU, Singh said the youths from Punjab need to be motivated to channelize their energies in sports.