New Delhi – Punjab National Bank (PNB), India’s
leading public sector bank, today inaugurated its revamped Hockey Academy in
Delhi, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to promoting hockey and
nurturing sporting talent in the country.
The new academy
at Mukherjee Nagar was inaugurated by Shri Ashok Chandra, MD & CEO, PNB along
with senior officials of the bank, coach and players of senior Hockey team.
PNB’s Hockey
Academy is a state-of-the-art platform with premium infrastructure, dedicated
to identifying, training, and nurturing 25 players (age 14-17) to help them
build successful careers in hockey. The bank provides holistic support to these
young athletes, including lodging, education, professional coaching, and other
essential facilities to ensure their all-round development and a progressive
career path through hockey.
Highlighting the
success of the bank’s commitment, PNB’s two valued employees and key forward players of Indian
Hockey Team - Olympian and Arjuna Awardee duo Shri Abhishek and Shri Sukhjeet
Singh recently made India proud at the Asia Cup 2025. Today,
players such as Lovepreet Singh, Sanjay, and Inderpal Singh, who emerged from
PNB’s Hockey Academy are proud members of PNB’s Hockey Team.