Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- The selection of two former cadets from the SAIL Hockey Academy (SHA) of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) for the India Junior Men's Hockey Team has brought joy tothe Steel City and across Odisha.
Anmol Ekka has secured a place in the 18-member India squad announced by Hockey India, while Thockchom Kingson Singh has been named as a standby. Anmol trained at SHA from 2019 to 2022, and Thockchom was a cadet from 2017 to 2020.
Both players were part of the Indian squad that won the Bronze medal at the previous Sultan Johor Cup in Malaysia and also represented India in the Gold medal-winning team at the Junior Asia Cup held in Muscat, Oman, in 2024.
Anmol Ekka, hailing from Keshramal in Sundargarh district, was born to Mam...