~ Hockey Punjab defeated Hockey Madhya Pradesh 4-1 to emerge because the champions~
~ Uttar Pradesh defeated Manipur Hockey 5-1 to safe the third place ~
Jhansi, fifteenth April 2025: Hockey Punjab topped the champions of the distinguished fifteenth Hockey India Senior Males Nationwide Championship 2025 after defeating Hockey Madhya Pradesh 4-1 in Division ‘A’. Additionally, Uttar Pradesh Hockey secured the third place after successful the sport 5-1 in opposition to Manipur Hockey.
Within the last match, Hockey Punjab stole the present after defeating Hockey Madhya Pradesh 4-1. Jugraj Singh (30′, 49′) scored a few objectives displaying expertise of such excessive octane encounters and put his group in a robust place within the last. Jaskaran Singh (38′) and Maninder Singh (46′) additionally scored one objective every to take the sport additional away from the opponent. In reply, Pratap Lakra (28′) may solely rating for Hockey Madhya Pradesh, ending their marketing campaign with the silver medal.
Elated on the win, Hockey Punjab Captain Hardik Singh expressed his views, “The plan was to assault from the beginning and I can say the boys have executed effectively. Jugraj performed exceptionally effectively. Although I nonetheless really feel we now have missed a few possibilities right here however we’re pleased with the win. It’s all the time nice to carry out in home circuit, general the competitors was good and it feels good to be win the gold medal”, he mentioned.
Additionally, within the third/4th place, Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeated Manipur Hockey 5-1. Kushwaha Sourabh Anand (29′, 49′) stood out to be the highest objective scorer after scoring a brace for his aspect. Sharda Nand Tiwari (35′), Deep Atul (48′) and Shivam Anand (60′) additionally scored one objective every, serving to their group to safe the bronze medal. Alternatively, Moirangthem Rabichandran Singh (45′) scored the comfort objective for Manipur Hockey.
