Tata Steel is Official Partner of Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018
As the official partner of Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, Tata Steel reiterated its commitment to promote a culture of sports as a unifying force both within and outside the country.
Calling sports as a great global unifier, Sunil Bhaskaran, Vice President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel, said, “Tata Steel is the first private sector company in India to start a hockey academy. Tata Steel is proud to be associated with the Hockey World Cup, which is being held for the first time in Odisha, India. Odisha is fast emerging as a sports destination in our country.”
Tata Steel along with Tata Trusts has also established the Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA) at Jamshedpur, a world-class high performance residential hockey training facility including an FIH global quality artificial turf with floodlights, international coaches, a nutritionist, and mental and physical trainers. Through this, for the first time in India, a structured, high-quality international level training is being provided at the grassroots level, including playing on artificial turf, truly professionalising hockey at the grassroots.
