CHANDIGARH POLO CLUB AIMS TO MAKE APRIL’S POLO SEASON ANOTHER SUCCESS
(MOREPIC1)(MOREPIC2)Sargun Saroj/Chandigarh
61 Cavalry has won the Maharaja Ranjit Singh National Polo Tournament being organized by Indian Polo Association. Winning team beat Indian Navy 4-1 in a thrilling match on the seventh day of the event at Chandigarh Polo Club on Saturday.
Dhruv Pal Godara gave Indian Navy a one goal lead in the second minute from a brilliant pass by Captain AP Singh which ended the first chakkar (round) at 1-0. Later, Major Anant Raj Purohit scored an equalizer for 61 Cavalry in the second round. Indian Navy failed to draw a success when the team missed a 25 yard penalty in the same round. In the last moments of the round, Lt Col Vishal Chauhan dodged the opponent to score another one and secured lead for the first time in the match as the round ended with a scoreline of 2-1.
(SUBHEAD)A tough contest was witnessed in the fourth and final decisive round in which both the counterparts were seen in attacking mode. Just one minute before the end, Chauhan brilliantly chipped in a 25 yard shot to the goal which gave two points in the form of goals to 61 Cavalry leaving the team victorious with 4-1.
Lt Major Manoj Kumar Katiyar, GOC-in-C, Western Command felicitated the winner, runner-up and other teams in the presence of host Chandigarh Polo Club’s President Dilpreet Singh Sidhu and Secretary Col Manoj Dewan. In his address, Sidhu said that the first host to CPC was successfully organized wherein polo has got a new enthusiasm in the city and this region. He lauded CPC is intensifying its efforts in the development of this game with the cooperation of UT Administration. Their focus is to host another Polo season next year in April which will again host teams from all corners of the country.
