Nagpur: Hockey tournament in the third edition of the Khasdar Krida Mahotsav will be played for U-19 boys and girls at the Vidarbha Hockey Association (VHA) ground from January 13 to 16.
The tournament will be played in the knock-out format where 18 teams on the first come first basis will be allowed to participate in the meet.
The hockey tournament carries prize money of Rs One lakh with glittering trophies to the top-two finishers. Winners in both the boys’ and girls’ category will be given a cash prize of Rs 21,000 each while the runner-up team will be richer by Rs 11000. The semifinalist’s teams in both the boys’ and girls’ section will get Rs 5000 in cash. All the quarterfinalists’ teams will get prize money of Rs 2000 each.
Players born on after 1-1-2001 will be allowed to participate in the tournament.
Details can be had from VHA Administrator Triloki Nath Sidhra.
All the participants will be required to submit their Aadhar Card and birth certificate. The last date to confirm the team’s entry is January 9, 2020.
Entries can be confirmed with Riaz Kazi 9423604787, Bhaskar Naidu 9422104329 and Sanjay Lokhande 9604291632. The entry fee per team will be Rs 300 and entries should be submitted to Shailesh Dhurve 9503652090 at the VHA ground, Amravati Road between 11 am and 5 pm.
