Indian Oil Servo Surjit hockey to begin on Saturday
With visa denials preventing their participation, the Pakistani flavour would be missing from the 26th IndianOil Servo Surjit Hockey Tournament starting here on Saturday.
|Last Updated: Nov 06, 2009, 09:10 PM IST|Source: Bureau
Jalandhar: With visa denials preventing their participation, the Pakistani flavour would be missing from the 26th IndianOil Servo Surjit Hockey Tournament starting here on Saturday.
The tournament is organised every year by the Surjit Hockey Society, Jalandhar to keep the name of former Olympian late Sardar Surjit Singh Randhawa, former skipper of Indian Hockey Team, who lost his life in a fatal car accident near Jalandhar in 1984.
Surjit Hockey Society President Ajit Singh Pannu said last year’s Runners up Javed Hockey Club, Gojra (Pakistan) will not be seen in action during the tournament as the Government of India has not given a green signal to the Pakistani team so far.Pannu said the tournament will be played on a league-cum-knockout basis on the recently newly laid polytan turf.
All types of arrangements like boarding and lodging, Transport, security, medical etc have been completed.Organising Secretary Iqbal Singh Sandhu said all the teams have been divided into four pools and winner of each pool will qualify for the semifinals, scheduled to be held on November 12.
Last year’s champion Punjab and Sind Bank Delhi, Border Security Force (BSF) Jalandhar and Indian Air Force (IAF) Delhi are in pool-’A’, Air India, Mumbai, Namdhari-XI, Sirsa and Punjab National Bank (PNB) Delhi kept in pool-’B’, Former Champion and star studded IndianOil Mumbai, Rail Coach factory (RCF) Kapurthala and EME Jalandhar placed in pool ‘C’ while Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Mumbai, Punjab Police and Corps of Signals Jalandhar have been seeded in to pool ‘D’.
Bureau Report
By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts.
Cookies Setting
By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device and the processing of information obtained via those cookies (including about your preferences, device and online activity) by us and our commercial partners to enhance site navigation, personalise ads, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. More information can be found in our Cookies and Privacy Policy. You can amend your cookie settings to reject non-essential cookies by clicking Cookie Settings below.
Manage Consent Preferences
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work or you may not be able to login.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advert as well as help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we may not know when you have visited our site, and may not be able to monitor its performance.