Hockey Tournament for women
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 27: KK Hockey Club Senior defeated Sham Lal Sharma Hockey Club Poonch in the semis by two goals to zero and registered berth in the final of the ongoing 1st Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Open Hockey Tournament for women, being played at KK Hakku Hockey stadium, here.
During the match, Ist goal was scored in 34th minute of the game by Chitra, while the second goal was netted by Payal giving fine finish to the pass given by Chitra in 49th minute of the game.
Rajinder Singh Kuku Senior Vice President Hockey J&K, Dharampal Singh Veteran Hockey player, Dr Taran Singh General Secretary Hockey J&K, GS Bakshi Former General Secretary Hockey J&K and Angat Singh were prominent persons present among others.
The umpires in the first match were NIS Coach Gurmeet Kour and Anjali Thakur NIS Coach whereas Kuldip Kour performed duties of the technical officer.
In tomorrow fixture, KK Hockey Club Senior will take on Royals Hockey Club Senior.
It is pertinent to mention here that this is the first hockey tournament for women being organized in J&K by Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Foundation under the aegis of Hockey J&K. This will boost the popularity of hockey among the women in J&K.
A total of 12 teams from Jammu, Poonch, Kathua, Udhampur and Akhnoor are participating in the tournament.
The final match will be played tomorrow on the birthday of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.
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