Chenanda Cup Hockey Registration Process Starts Today

Madikeri, Mar. 5: With only a month left for the start of the Kodava Family Hockey Festival, the 26th year organizers, the Chenanda family are busy with the necessary preparations.

The process of registering family teams participating in the festival will begin from Mar. 6 today, and facilities are being provided at 33 centers in the district. In addition, the website Tithiti.chhetichitijachi.it is being launched. Arrangements have been made for the registration process online as well.

The hockey festival between Kodava families, which has attracted the attention of the world sports arena, has been organized this time by the Chenanda family of Kokeri village. The Chenanda Cup Hockey Festival will be held from April 5 to May 2 at the General Thimmaiah Stadium in Napoklu, and March 20 is the last day for teams to register.

Speaking at a press conference in the city, Hockey Festival Secretary C.S. Madhu Madaiah gave information about the 26th annual Chenanda Cup Hockey Festival, which will be held in four grounds in Napoklu.

400 men's and 120 women's teams are expected to participate in this year's hockey festival. Preparation work for three grounds is in full swing, and the 4th ground is being built by the Kundyolada family. The registration process for teams has begun at 33 registration centers across the district. Registration can also be done online, and a large number of families are requested to participate in the tournament.

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The hockey festival will be inaugurated on April 5, and the closing ceremony on May 2 will be attended by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur. Renowned tennis player and Padma Shri awardee Machchanda Rohan Bopanna of Kokeri village will be honored. It has been decided that the Hockey Festival will not be limited to just hockey matches but will also include a marathon relay and other sports. 

We are continuing the “At Pot Padipu” program organized by the Kundyolada family to preserve and develop the Kodava culture. We will also adopt the best social programs including women’s hockey organized by the Muddanda family last year this time too. C.S. Madhu Madaiah explained that the two MLAs of the district, public representatives, officials, representatives of the Kodava Hockey Academy, Hockey Coorg and Hockey Karnataka are fully cooperating with all our efforts.

Hockey Training

In the first week of January, for the first time, a hockey tournament was organized for all the primary and high school boys and girls of Kodava at the Moornadu First Grade College grounds. In this, 24 good hockey players between the ages of 10 and 15 have been selected. They will be trained by skilled hockey players in Napoklu for about a month from March 25 and their future in the sports field will be written. He said.

Sports enthusiasts who wish to get trained in this way can contact the mobile number 8277235111 between 9 am and 4 pm.

Song release

On this occasion, the song composed by Captain Bidanda Nanaiah and sung by singers Rashmi Cariappa and Vidya Jagadish about the Chenanda Cup Hockey Festival was released by the President of the Hockey Festival Committee, Kambani Karumbaiah.

Honorary President of the Committee, Deena Changappa, Joint Secretary Tammi Tammaiah, members Rohan Ponnaiah, Nanda Jagadish, lyricist Captain Bidanda Nanaiah, singers Rashmi Cariappa and Vidya Jagadish were present at the press conference.