Rijiju

Last Updated on November 11, 2021 10: 44pm

Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday will inaugurate a new hockey turf in Porur, Chennai.

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The turf has been laid at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research.

Trucoach CSS-Baskaran Centre for Hockey that will maintain the turf.

“I am very happy that CSS will have a new FIH standard astroturf for hockey,” said V Baskaran, former India hockey captain, who is the director of the Trucoach CSS.

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“It is the first of its kind for a university to have such a world-class facility,” he said.

“It will help both Indian and foreign players to a great extent,” Baskaran added.