Kapurthala eves clinch hockey title

Kusum Arora

Star-studded Kapurthala drubbed rivals Tarn Taran 4-0 and clinched the women’s hockey trophy on the concluding day of the Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Punjab Games being held at the Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar here today.

In another match for the third and fourth positions, Amritsar defeated Ropar 4-2 in the men’s category. Amritsar again shone in the women’s section, beating Patiala 8-1.

Dr. Daljeet Singh Cheema, Advisor to Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, awarded medals to the winners and the second and third placed teams in both the women’s and men’s categories. The cash prize to the winners would be awarded tomorrow by the CM during a closing ceremony at the Surjit Hockey Stadium.