Top Hockey teams vie for Dhyan Chand Cup didicated to fight against HIV/AIDS

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Top teams vie for Dhyan Chand Cup

The Statesman 14th January, 2001-New Delhi

NEW DELHI, Jan.13. - Several top teams of the country including Air India

(Mumbai) will vie for top honours in the fourth Chhatrapati Shivaji All-India

Hockey Tournament for Dhyan Chand Cup to be starting at Shivaji Stadium here

from 29th January and the final will be played on 5th February, a press release

issued by the tournament organizers, said here today.

Besides IA, the other teams include Punjab and Sindh Bank (Jalandhar), Bharat

Petroleum (Mumbai), JR India Hockey team, BSF (Jalandhar), Sikh Regiment Centre,

Indian Air Force and Delhi eleven.

According to Sahib Singh Verma, the Chairman of the organising committee, the

tournament is dedicated to fight against terrorism and HIV/AIDS. The organising

committee has decided to award a trophy for 'Hit the target' to the highest

scorer of the tournament and also award man of the match in each of the matches

with a slogan fight against HIV/AIDS.

The tournament to will be played on league-cum-knockout basis.

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Dr.Jagdish Harsh ( jharsh@... )

François-Xavier Bagnoud (INDIA) ( www.fxb.org )

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