Friday was the third day of the 83rd All India Swami Sradhanand Hockey Tournament being played in the hockey playground of Gurukul Kangadi University.
In the first half, the former Dean of Health and Sciences, Gurukul Kangadi University Bharat Bhushan and the present Dean RC Dubey were present. Bhushan, a freedom fighter, was himself a hockey player. A match was played between Artillery Centre Nasik and the Rail Academy, Bareilly. Artillery Centre won 2-1.
Another was played between Gurukul Kangadi University and Sport Boys Company Bangalore. Gurukul Kangadi University team, showing outstanding performance, netted four field goals and one from penalty shootout. They won 5-0. President of the tournament R K S Dagar informed that teams to participate in the further quarter final matches are Punjab National Bank New Delhi, DlW Varanasi, Food Corporation of India New Delhi, Core of Signals New Delhi and Artillery Center Nasik.
He also informed they are in constant touch with some eminent players. We hope they would turn up and witness the tournament from Saturday onwards, he added.