~SAI Shakti defeated SAI BAL 2-0~
~Salute Hockey Academy defeated Republican Sports Club 2-0~
~Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy defeated Pritam Siwach Hockey Academy, Sonepat 3-1~
~HAR Hockey Academy defeated HIM Academy by 2-1~
Gwalior, 29th September 2023: In the final day of the 3rd Khelo India Junior Women’s Hockey League 2023 (Finals) in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, SAI Shakti defeated SAI BAL by 2-0 to be crowned Champions of the competition. In another fixture, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy defeated Pritam Siwach Hockey Academy, Sonepat, 3-1, to finish third in the competition.
Meanwhile, HAR Hockey Academy and Salute Hockey won their respective matches. Chief Guest Shri. Devender Pratap Singh Tomar, Gwalior Hockey President was in attendance. Guests of Honour included Professor Vivek Pandey, Vice-Chancellor of LNIPE; Shri. Paramjit Singh, Chief Coach of MPHA; and Shri. Piyush Kumar Dubey, High Performance Director at SAI Khelo India.
In the highly anticipated Final, SAI Shakti triumphed over SAI BAL in a 2-0 victory to be crowned Champions of the 3rd Khelo India Junior Women’s Hockey League 2023 (Finals) in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. Monica Tirkey (8’, 37’) led the efforts for SAI Shakti, scoring two crucial goals
Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy defeated Pritam Siwach Hockey Academy, Sonepat by 3-1 to secure a third placed finish in the tournament. Despite Captain Sakshi (6’) giving Pritam Siwach Hockey Academy, Sonepat the early lead, Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy responded with goals from Gurmail Kaur (35’), Parneet Kaur (39’) and Aanchal Sahu (49’) to register their victory.
Earlier in the day, Salute Hockey Academy emerged victorious against Republican Sports Club, 2-0, in the first match of the day that determined the 7/8th place in the competition. Two goals from Pooja (22’, 50’) in the second and fourth quarters ensured victory for Salute Hockey Academy.
The following match, which determined the 5/6th place in the tournament, saw HAR Hockey Academy defeat HIM Academy by 2-1. Kirty (13’) gave HAR Hockey Academy the early lead which was followed by HIM Academy’s equaliser, scored by Ronak Parmar (37’). In the final quarter, Kaafi (50’) registered a goal to complete a hard-fought victory for HAR Hockey Academy.
By Hockey India
