New Delhi, July 6 -- : Hockey India on Monday congratulated Biswaranjan Sarangi of Cuttack, Odisha on being promoted to Technical Officer -- Advancement Panel by the FIH Officials Committee.

The World Governing Body for Hockey announced its decision on Friday. Having worked his way from the domestic circuit to the international level, Sarangi has been an exceptional technical official for the past few years, which has seen him being appointed for various tournaments around the globe.

His first international appointment by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) was in August 2018 when he was promoted to FIH International Technical Official.

Sarangi had then become the first official from Odisha to have been promoted as an FIH Internati...