National Roller Hockey Championship: Chandigarh Cadet Boys win Silver
The Chandigarh Cadets Boys Roller Hockey team with their medals and trophy. Chandigarh : The Chandigarh Cadet Boys have made the City proud by winning a Silver Medal in the 60th National Roller Hockey Championships held at Bengaluru. The Chandigarh Cadet Boys team won the league matches against Uttar Pradesh(7-0) and Maharashtra (7-1) and entered the quarter-finals, where they defeated Haryana(5-1). They then won the semi-final against Jammu & Kashmir(3-2). In the finals, though the Chandigarh Cadet Boys put up a sterling performance they lost by one goal to Punjab (1-2), ensuring the 2nd position in the tournament. The team's players got Silver medals and the team the coveted runners-up trophy. The cadet category had players of 7-11 years of age. The championship was organized by the Karnataka Roller Skating Association under the aegis of the Roller Skating Federation of India (RSFI). Over 4,000 skaters, representing 31 states and union territories, competed i...