Rakshak offers 50 pc discount to budding hockey players

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, November 30

Another sports firm ‘Rakshak’ has come forward to offer 50 per cent discount on all types of hockey equipment and sportswear.

Iqbal Singh Sandhu, joint secretary, Surjit Hockey Society (Jalandhar), said, “Rakshak is the second sports firm to provide 50 per cent discount to Surjit Hockey campers. Earlier, Alpha Hockey had announced similar discount for campers.”

He said Sanjay Kohli of RK Sports, Jalandhar, has also announced to provide 21 carbon hockey sticks to budding players in the age group of 14 to 19 participating in the coaching camp.

Surinder Singh Bapa, coaching camp director, Surjit Hockey Society, informed that to revive the game in the state and to regain the lost glory of the national game, they had urged Olympians and international players to be a part of the Surjit hockey coaching camp and should take initiative to start similar types of camps in their respective cities or villages.

He appealed parents to send their children to the camp as no fee would be charged for training.

In addition to hockey sticks and fruits, soaked almonds provided by Tut Brothers, USA, were being served daily to all players.