Chandigarh, Railways defeated Rail Coach Manufacturing facility, Kapurthala 3-1 in tie-breaker to win the sixth version of the Marshal of the Indian Air Power Arjan Singh Memorial hockey match right here on Tuesday.
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Each groups have been tied 1-1 on the finish of regulation time and the winner was determined through tie-breaker within the match which was performed at Raghbir Singh Bhola Hockey Floor, 3 Base Restore Depot, Air Power Station.
Air Marshal P Ok Ghosh, Air Officer-in-Cost, Administration, was the chief visitor on the closing ceremony of the match which was held from April 29 to Could 6 and noticed participation of 12 groups, together with Air Power hockey aspect from Bangladesh.
The medals and trophies have been offered to the winners and runner-up groups together with a money award of ₹3 lakh and ₹2 lakh respectively.
Air Commodore Rajeev Shrivastava, Air-Officer-Commanding, 3BRD and Group Captain Manpreet Singh, Chief Administrative Officer, 3BRD Chandigarh have been additionally current to felicitate the award winners.
Addressing the gathering on the event, Air Marshal P Ok Ghosh mentioned: “This tournament has truly lived up to its expectations of lifting the standards of the game of hockey to a highly competitive level.
“I’m glad to know that each one the matches have been performed within the true spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie.”
He praised the coaches and help employees for having labored onerous to carry the the very best out of their groups and make this occasion successful.
He congratulated the Air Power Sports activities Management, 3BRD and the organising committee for the profitable conduct of the match.
Air Power Sports activities Management Board has been organising the hockey match within the reminiscence of late Marshal of the Air Power Arjan Singh at 3 BRD, Air Power Station, Chandigarh since 2018.
An icon of India’s navy historical past, Singh had efficiently led the IAF throughout the 1965 Indo-Pak struggle.
Singh died on September 16, 2017, on the age of 98.