vadodara olympic hockey player and arjuna awardee dhanraj pillai visited the city for two days to preside over a hockey selection camp that was organized by the sports authority of gujarat in vadodara the move has been taken to improve the standard of hockey in the state and secure national rank among the top four states the district sports centre had organized a talent searchcumselection camp between july 2 and july 11 pillai said that they would pick up best of the talent in boys and girls hockey and then provide them professional training later the hockey legend watched boys and girls play hockey at the manjalpur sports complex pillai had earlier visited the city and discussed the development of hockey and launching a hockey academy in vadodara he was joined by badminton star p gopichand the hockey camp has been organized at 10 different places in gujarat and it is being held to pick up best of the talent in the state