Anurag Thakur along with Minster of State, Nisith Pramanik visited the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Sonipat and laid the foundation stone for the new Integrated High-Performance Centre (HPC) which will cost approximately Rs 48 crore.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur also inaugurated hostels dedicated to India's legendary hockey player Major Dhyanchand and sprinter PT Usha, which have been renovated and upgraded at a total cost of 5.25 crore.
Sports Authority of India 'A' will take on Sports Authority of India 'B' and Har Hockey Academy will take on Pritam Siwach Sports Promotion Foundation in the semi-finals.
Ghumenrahera Riser's Academy defeated Citizen Hockey XI 16-1 in Pool A. The second Pool A match, between Sports Authority of India 'A' and Har Hockey Academy, was won by Sports Authority of India 'A' by an 8-0 score. Sports Authority of India 'B' defeated Sports Authority of Gujarat 9-0 in P
In Pool A, Sports Authority of India 'A' secured a comprehensive 28-0 victory against Citizen Hockey XI, in the first encounter of the day. Kajal (2', 3', 5', 26', 34', 44', 45', 56', 57') led the offence for SAI with nine goals.
All India Police Sports Control Board forfeited their Pool D match against Services Sports Control Board, resulting in a default win for Services Sports Control Board
In the previous edition, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board beat Railway Sports Promotion Board 2-1 in a thrilling final to clinch the title while Punjab National Bank finished third after defeating Sports Authority of India 6-2