Subroto Cup to kickstart on August 5

The prestigious Subroto Cup International Football Tournament will kick off its 63rd Edition with 111 teams vying for top honours across three categories, Junior Boys, Junior Girls and Sub-Junior Boys. The tournament, scheduled to be hosted across New Delhi NCR and Bengaluru from 5th August to 11th September, will witness it’s highest-ever participation to date.
An official announcement to this effect was made at a press-event at the Akash Officer’s Mess in the national capital, in the presence of Air Marshal RK Anand VSM, Air Officer-in-Charge Administration & Vice Chairman, Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Society (SMSES), who graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Paralympic legend and Padma Shri and Khel Ratna awardee Dr. Deepa Malik also graced the occasion as the Guest of Honour.
The Subroto Cup, hosted by the Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society under the aegis of the Air Force Sports Control Board, was first held in 1960 and is named after Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee, who conceived the idea to promote sport at the grassroots level.