JMAC 2015: Winning India showered with cash prize
· Cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh each for the players and the Head Coach
· Cash prize of Rs 50,000 for the remaining coaches and support staff
· Additional Rs 1 Lakh each for the tournament awardees
New Delhi, 23rd November 2015: Indian junior team have won the Kuantan Jr Asia Cup without losing a match, in sync with both the times it won the same prestigious event in the past.
The winners therefore deserve every appreciation and the one that is presented below by the Hockey India is all the more welcome.
Kuantan Asia Cup winners and head coach will get Rs. 1 Lakh each other coaches and support staff Rs 50,000 each.
Additional prizes of Rs 1 Lakh each will also be given to Harmanpreet Singh ebign the Highest Scorer of the Tournament and Vikas Dahiya, who got the Best Goalkeeper title at Kuantan.
India defeated Pakistan by 6-2 in a scintillating performance to lift the cup. Harmanpreet Singh was awarded the Leading Scorer of the Tournament with 15 goals to his name and Vikas Dahiya was awarded the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
Hockey India, President, Dr. Narinder Dhurv Batra said, “It is a proud moment for all of us. I congratulate the players, the coaches and the support staff for their hard work and dedication. The lifting of the 8th Junior Men’s Asia Cup is a testimony to their caliber and passion for the game. This win will give the team confidence and they should only go from strength to strength from here. I wish the boys the very best for a promising future.”