News-Patiala
Jalandhar, 14 December
Teams from Surjit Hockey Academy Jalandhar and Steel Authority of India (SAIL Academy) will face off for the title in the final of the 24th Olympian Mahendra Munshi Hockey Tournament (U-19 Boys).
The semi-finals of the ongoing tournament were played on Saturday at the BSF Hockey Stadium. In the first semi-final Surjit Hockey Academy Jalandhar defeated STC Kurukshetra 2-1 while in the second semi-final Steel Authority of India (Sail Academy) defeated Round Glass Academy Mohali 3-2. Olympian Surinder Singh Sodhi, Sandeep Singh Deepa, Mandeep Singh Saini, Olympian Pargat Singh introduced the teams.
Daljit Singh IRS (Customs), Olympian Sanjeev Kumar, Sukhwinder Singh Sukha, Jaswinder Singh Patwari, Sahib Singh Hundal, Udham Singh Hundal, Manjit Singh, Olympian Rajinder Singh Jr., Satpal Singh Munshi and others were present on this occasion.