Punjab State Hockey Championship begins Bathinda and Tarn Taran teams in quarter finals

Jalandhar 25 April (Manvir Singh Walia)

Bathinda defeated Hoshiarpur by 6-0 and Tarn Taran defeated Pathankot by 3-1 and reached the quarter finals in the junior boys category of Punjab State Hockey Championship 2024. The championship, which started at Olympian Surjeet Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar, was inaugurated by Hockey Punjab General Secretary Amrik Singh Powar. On this occasion, Hockey Kapurthala General Secretary Ripudaman Kumar Singh (International player) presided over the inaugural ceremony. On this occasion, the chief guest introduced the teams and asked the players to perform their best.

In the first match, Tarn Taran defeated Kapurthala by 6-0, Hoshiarpur defeated Mohali by 5-0, Patiala defeated Moga by 3-0, Gurdaspur defeated Muktsar by 6-0, Bathinda defeated Ropar by 4-0, Pathankot defeated Faridkot 2-0, Sangrur defeated Mansa 11-0 and Malerkotla defeated Ferozepur 2-1 after a tough contest.

In the pre-quarter final matches, Bathinda defeated Hoshiarpur by a margin of 6-0 and entered the quarter finals. Tarn Taran entered the quarter-finals by defeating Pathankot 3-1.

During today’s matches, former Indian hockey team captain Ritu Rani, International Umpire Manager Gurinder Singh Sangha, Hockey India Chief Technical Officer Harinder Singh Sangha, Hockey Punjab Executive Member Kulbir Singh Saini, Parminder Kaur, Balvinder Singh Vicky Technical Officer Hockey India, Shivlochak Deep Singh Technical Officer Hockey India, Jatinderpal Singh, Harinder Kaur, Kanchan, Jasmine Kaur, Malkit Singh National Umpire, Karandeep Sandhu, Karandeep Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Mehar Singh, Harpreet Singh Happy, Baljot Singh, Dharambir Kaur, Jasdeep Kaur, Pawandeep Kaur, Khushpreet Kaur, Chad Singh, Jatinder Singh Bobby, Navjot Singh, Kuldeep Singh, hockey coach Poonam Rani were specially present.

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At the inauguration of Punjab State Hockey Championship, Chief Guest Amrik Singh Puar, General Secretary Hockey Punjab getting acquainted with the teams. Hockey Punjab members with him

Chief Guest Amrik Singh Puar General Secretary Hockey Punjab with the teams during the inaugural match