CHANDIGARH, OCT 4 : Rail Coach Factory of Kapurthala emerged champions in the 11th Olympian Dharam Singh Memorial Hockey Tournament at the Shivalik Public School Astroturf Ground in Mohali. In the final match played today, RCF manufactured a 12-10 verdict against Punjab Police after leading 6-5 in the first half..
Gagandeep Singh and Karanpal Singh were the winners’ star performers. They contributed give goals each. Gagandeep Singh struck in 6th,7th, 25th, 26th and 29th minutes. Karanpal scored in the 5th, 10th, 11th, 15th and 24th minutes. Gurpreet Singh (13th) and Ranjodh Singh (15th) got one goal each..
For Punjab Police, Rajpal Singh scored in 9th,10th,17th,20th,21th,
The victorious Rail Coach Factory team received a cash prize of Rs 41,000 while runners-up Punjab Police were richer by Rs 31,000. The Fair Play Trophy was awarded to Ratwara Sahib Academy and the promising young player award was given to Parampreet Singh of Ratwara Sahib Academy.
Chief guest Karan Singh (DTO Mohali) distributed the prizes along with D.S Bedi Director Shivalik Schools.