Hockey Premier League organised

Players posing for a group photograph during inaugural ceremony of Hockey tournament at Poonch on Monday.
Players posing for a group photograph during inaugural ceremony of Hockey tournament at Poonch on Monday.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
POONCH, Jan 9: Indian Army inaugurated Hockey Premier League at Astro Turf Hockey Ground, here today.
The inaugural match was played between girls teams of Sham Lal Hockey Club and Khelo India Centre, which remained a goalless draw between both the teams.
A total of four teams in the girl’s category and six teams in the boy’s category are participating in this championship. The ceremony was attended by Narinder Suri DPO Poonch, Bashir Ahmed Manager Sports Stadium Poonch, Narjeet Singh, Narinder Singh (Veteran Hockey players), Matinderpal Singh and Ranveet Singh (Hockey coaches) and others.
The match was officiated by a technical panel consisting of Rajinder Singh Toofan, Harmik Singh, Sunil Raina and Shokat Ahmed.
The tournament was organised in collaboration with J&K Sports Council, DYSS Poonch and Hockey J&K which was technically supervised by Mukesh Kumar Hockey coach and Navjot Singh KI Hockey coach.