Excelsior Sports Correspondent
POONCH, Dec 28: Under the aegis of Hockey J&K, a hockey match was organized by All India Sikh Student Federation and Sikh Nojawan Sabha in collaboration with NIS Hockey Coach Matinder Pal Singh in the memory of Char Sahibzaade who sacrificed their lives for dharma and motherland.
The match was held under the supervision of Harcharan Singh Khalsa and was organized by Mohan Singh, Matinder Pal Singh and Gagan Preet Singh.
The match was played between Poonch XI and Boys Higher Secondary School Poonch which was won by Poonch XI by 4-3. Salil Raina, Rohit and Ranveet Singh scored goals for winner team while Shoib, Manpreet and Muhaib scored goals for runner-up team.
DDC Poonch Rahul Yadav was the chief guest on the occasion, while SSP Poonch Ramesh Angral and Chairman Municipal Council Advocate Sunil Sharma were guests of honour.
Speaking on the occasion, President All India Sikh Student Federation Harcharan Singh Khalsa shed a light on the life history of Guru Gobind Singh and his four sons who attained martyrdom by fighting against the mughal forces. He also demanded starting of work on hockey turf which has been sanctioned by J&K Government in the premises of Boys Higher Secondary School Poonch.
Later, prizes were distributed among winner and runner up teams.
The proceedings of the match were conducted by Manmohan Singh and Dilbagh Singh.
Among others present were Salil Raina, Hazara Singh, Kamaljeet Singh, Prem Parkash Luhtra, Bakshi Khem Raj, Dr Sukhwinder Singh, NIS Hockey Coach Ranveet Singh, Damanpreet Singh and Kewal Krishan.
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