Punjab wins the 13th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2023:
Hockey Punjab defeats the defending champions Hockey Haryana 9-8 in a penalty shoot-out after a 2-2 draw to win the 13th “Hockey Senior Men National Championship 2023” being played at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This was Punjab’s fourth title in 13 editions of india senior mens national championship. Meanwhile, In the 3rd place playoff, Hockey Tamil Nadu defeated Hockey Karnataka in the penalty shootout.
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Punjab wins the 13th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2023 Highlights
- A total of 27 shots were taken in the shoot-out and unexpected passing, Punjab has kept their nerves and arose victorious over the reigning champ Haryana by a 9-8 edge after the groups were tied 2-2 at the stoppage time.
- Towards the finish of the final quarter, Punjab’s Sukhjeet Singh moved one gradually and impeccably for Harjeet Singh to release a stupendous range into the net.
- Punjab striker Simranjeet Singh who retook the successful penalty in his first attempt, also score the second penalty, getting his team a 9-8 lead.
- Now it was left to Haryana striker Sanjay to convert and take the match forward, but he failed to hit the target.
- Earlier, the Punjab and Haryana had defeated Hockey Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in their respective semi-final matches.
- In the 3rd place playoff, Tamil Nadu routed Karnataka 5-3 in penalty shootout.
- Punjab wins the 13th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2023.
- The Senior National Hockey Championship is a state-level national field hockey competition contested by the state associations sponsored by the National Hockey. It was first held in 1928.
Note: Team Madhya Pradesh won the 13th edition of the “Hockey Senior Women National Championship 2023” after beating Maharashtra team 5-1 in the final played in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.