The tournament was organised under the aegis of Hockey India
(HI) wherein 32 schools across Delhi / NCR
battled against each other to win the Best Hockey
School
The closing ceremony was presided over by Mr. Ajit Saran
(Secretary Sports, Government of India). The winning team is proposed to play
an exhibition match against last year’s HIL runner up, Delhi Waveriders , at
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Manpreet Singh Chadha,
Vice-Chairman, WAVE Group said, “It is indeed a pleasure to see the enthusiasm
and passion among the children for the national game. This initiative was an
endeavor to promote the national game and bring back its glory. The vision is
to take this tournament to other cities as well, thus creating the best
national level school hockey tournament in the country.”
The Ponty Chadha Foundation has been actively promoting
several societal causes including education for specially abled, operating Food
Banks in partnership with Indian Food Banking Network (IFBN) and running
medical camps for poor.
To help the cause, Hockey India offered its full support to
the tournament, providing all the technical assistance to the organizers and
the participating players. The young buds got a chance to showcase their talent
in front of national selectors, who were present for the matches.
Key Highlights of the Tournament:
Winning Team: V S Agriculture School
Player of the Tournament: Prakash (Shirt Number 10)
from Ganga International School
Promising Player: Somjeet (Shirt No 12) from V S Agriculture School
Best Goalkeeper: Ankit (Shirt Number 11) from Govt. Boys
Sr. Sec
School
Best Match—First Quarter Final
Score: 3 – 4
Winning Team: Ganga
International School
Total Goal scored- 363
Through Field Goal- 298
Through Penalty Corner- 48
Through Own- 09
Through Penalty Stroke- 08
Press release
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