Gakhal-Surjit National Sports Day Hockey-2023 begins ; 18 teams are participating

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Gakhal-Surjit National Sports Day Hockey-2023 begins ; 18 teams are participating

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ August 27,2023

Exhibiting good hockey skills & better co-ordination,  Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala & CRPF, Jalandhar in girls category while Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar in boys (under 18 years) category earned full points in their first league matches in the Gakhal-Surjit National Sports Day (Five-a-Side) hockey tournament, started here today at local Surjit Hockey Stadium Burlton Park, Jalandhar .

As Many as 18 teams Boys (under age 18 years), Girls (Open), Junior (under age 14 years) & Sub Junior (under age 10 years) Categories are participating in this 3 days long hockey tournament to commemorate the birth anniversary of Indian hockey legend late Olympian Major Dhyan Chand which is celebrated every year as National Sports Day in India.

Gakhal-Surjit National Sports Day Hockey-2023 begins at Burlton Park
In today’s matches, in the girl’s section, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala defeated Brockkie Jalandhar by 14-1 while CRPF Jalandhar beat Khalsa college Jalandhar by with a margin of 14-4  In the boys’ junior (under 18 years) category, Shrey Hockey, Jalandhar defeated  Alfa Hockey Jalandhar by 6-5 while match between Surjit Hockey Academy and  Brocki Jalandhar ended 6-6 draw.

 

In the Junior (under 14 years) category, Surjit Hockey Academy defeated Alpha Hockey Jalandhar by 8-7 while Shrey Hockey Jalandhar defeated Hockey Jalandhar  by a margin of 9-4. In the Sub Junior (under 10 years) category, Hockey Jalandhar edged our Alpha Hockey Jalandhar by 2-1 while Surjit Hockey Academy  defeated Shray Hockey Jalandhar with a margin of 4-3 to enter the final round.

Gakhal-Surjit National Sports Day Hockey-2023 begins at Burlton Park

Gakhal-Surjit National Sports Day Hockey-2023 begins ; 18 teams are participating. Earlier, the tournament was inaugurated by the Moscow Olympics gold medalist and Olympian Surinder Singh Sodhi, IPS (Retd). Today’s Matches (28-08-2023):

1. CRPF  Jalandhar vs Brocki Jalandhar (5.00 pm-Girls Category)
2. Surjit Hockey Academy vs Round Glass Academy (5.45pm-Boys Section)
3. Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala vs Khalsa College, Jalandhar (6.30 pm – Girls’ Division)
4. Hockey Jalandhar vs Share Hockey (7.15 pm-Boys Category)