Hockey NGO gets Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
One Thousand Hockey Legs, an NGO which seeks to introduce the game of hockey to school kids in India, was awarded the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar by President Pranab Mukherjee. Operating in five Indian cities, the NGO trains students in 90 schools and provides free hockey kits, coaching and other facilities for the kids to excel in the sport.