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Olympian and former Indian hockey captain Pargat Singh has been nominated general secretary of 'Hockey Punjab'.
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, president of Hockey Punjab named Pargat Singh, a Padma Shri awardee, as general secretary on Tuesday.
Four hockey federations - including Punjab Hockey Association (for both men and women) and the Pepsu Hockey Association (for both men and women) - have been brought under Hockey Punjab.
Pargat Singh in February this year had successfully organised the Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament in Chandigarh, which saw participation of international teams like Germany and the Netherlands.
Following the directives of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the International Hockey Federation (IHF), various hockey associations of Punjab were merged together to form an integrated organisation Hockey Punjab, a few weeks back.
Badal also nominated other members of Hockey Punjab, which has been formulated to promote the national sport in this state that has produced exceptional talent.Akali Dal leader Bikramjit Singh Majithia and Punjab's Director General of Police P.S. Gill were elected senior vice-presidents of the panel.
