Exhibiting a wonderful performance, the team of Madhya Pradesh State Hockey Academy secured second position at the 3rd SNBP All India Hockey Tournament (Under- 16).
The tournament was played in Pune from October1 to 7. It is to be noted that it was an invitational tournament. The team of Pune emerged as the winner by 2-1 goals, making Madhya Pradesh State Hockey Academy the runner-up of the competition.
Priyo Barta, player of Madhya Pradesh State Hockey Academy, was awarded with the Best Forward Award. On the occasion, Olympian and Arjun Awardee International Hockey player Sandeep Singh felicitated the winner and runner-up teams and players.
On this achievement of hockey players, Director of Sports and Youth Welfare SL Thoussen congratulated the players, appreciating the spectacular performance of the Hockey Academy players. He said that the players of Madhya Pradesh are bringing laurels to the State by performing brilliantly at national platforms. He also encouraged the players to perform with more zest in other matches as well.
In the final match played at the Balewadi stadium in Pune, Academy's player Priyo Barta scored the first goal in the fourth minute with penalty corner, in response, Pune’s team captain Mustafa Shine scored a penalty corner in the 26th minute. In the 69th minute of the match, Pune’s player Aditya Lalji scored the field goal and made the team won by 2-1 points.
It is noteworthy that in the tournament, 24 teams participated in eight different groups. Under the leadership of Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy's instructor and trainer Tushar Khankar, players participated in the tournament and performed their best.