Ideal, KHSC, TWC prevail as DGAR U-19 hockey tourney kicks off
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 07 2024:
Ideal Club (Tera Bazar), KHSC (Khongman) and TWC (Taobungkhok) registered wins as the 1st DGAR U-19 Men's & Women's Hockey Tournament 2024 kicked off at Khuman Lampak Hockey Stadium on Saturday.
Ideal Club started the day with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Thoubal Hockey in the women's event, while KHSC made a resounding start to their campaign in the men's fixtures with an 11-0 thrashing of YCCIC.
In another men's match, TWC edged past Thoubal Hockey 1-0 .
The tournament, organised by Assam Rifles in collaboration with the Manipur Hockey Association, features 11 teams - six in the men's category and five in the women's.According to a press release from IGAR (South), the idea for the tournament emerged during the visit of Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), to Imphal in August 2023 .
Members of the Manipur Hockey Association proposed the event to promote hockey in the region, which has faced setbacks due to prolonged ethnic violence.
Consequently, the DGAR Men's & Women's U-19 Hockey tournament was incorporated into the Assam Rifles Civic Action Programme (AR CAP) .
The opening ceremony was graced by Maj Gen Ravroop Singh as chief guest, alongside the president of Manipur Hockey Association and the director of the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports.