Odisha_Naval_Tata_Hockey_High_Performance_Centre
Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre
Sports organization
Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre (ONTH-HPC) is a professional field hockey institute located at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It was launched on 13 August 2019 after Government of Odisha, Tata Steel & Tata Trusts (Hockey Ace foundation) joined hands to initiate a three-pronged program under the HPC banner of Government of Odisha.[1] It is one of the 11 HPCs at the Kalinga Stadium which have been set up under the governance of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik[2] and Commissioner Cum Secy Sports Shri Vineel Krishna, who have been very influential in development of sports in the state.
The purpose of the Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC is to nurture the budding talent in the state, train and groom them to achieve national and international participation in order to contribute towards the Olympic Glory. It runs under the Hockey Ace Foundation (HAF) whose chairman is Chanakya Chaudhary. Former cricketer Rajiv Seth is the project director of the HPC in Bhubaneswar.