The 2nd Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh Memorial International Hockey Tournament which began on April 16 concluded on Thursday.
The tournament, which saw participation of 16 teams was held at Astro Turf Hockey Ground, 3 Base Repair Depot, Air Force, Chandigarh.
Besides the Indian teams, Air Force teams from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka also participated in this edition, making it truly an international event.
Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff was the chief guest for the closing ceremony. The final match was played on Thursday between Integrated Coach Factory, Chennai and South Central Railway, Hyderabad.
The match went right down to the wire. While SCR led the score 2-1, ICF came back with a leveler with a goal scored at the 60th minute. Later in the penalty shootout, ICF won 7-6. Deepak of ICF was adjudged the best player of the tournament. A total of 31 matches were played in the tournament wherein 202 goals had been scored.
Dhanoa handed over the trophy to the winners. He also felicitated the runners-up team and the members of the organizing committee. Colonel GS Gill, former Indian international hockey player, Harpal Singh, international hockey player, group captain RK Raksha (retd), former services hockey player and secretary of Services Sports Control Board and Colonel Balbir Singh (retd) who represented India in the 1966 Asian Games and 1968 Olympics were also felicitated at the event.
