36th Surjit Hockey from Oct 10, 16 teams in fray

Jalandhar | Sunday | 22nd September, 2019

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Tribune News ServiceJalandhar, September 21The 36th Indian Oil Servo Surjit Hockey Tournament will be played at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium here from October 10 to 19. Presiding over a meeting of Surjit Hockey Society, Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar, Varinder Kumar Sharma, who is also the president of the society said the tournament was organised every year by the society. He said Indian Oil Corporation Limited would be the main title sponsor of the tournament. The Deputy Commissioner said: the Surjit Hockey Society is playing a vanguard role for grooming the young players and told that the society has produced several players who have proved their mettle at the national and international events. He said to commemorate the 550th Parkash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev, the hockey society will distribute 550 hockey kits among players..