North Zone Intervarsity Hockey Tournament-2024 to Begin at AMU
Aligarh : The University Games Committee, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), is set to host the prestigious North Zone Intervarsity Hockey Tournament 2024 from November 30 to December 7, 2024. The matches will be held at the Synthetic Turf Hockey Ground and Grass Hockey Ground of AMU.
Prof. Syed Amjad Ali Rizvi, Secretary of the University Games Committee, and Prof. Ghulam Sarwar Hashmi, President of the Hockey Club and Organising Secretary of the tournament, announced that the inauguration ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, November 30, at 10:00 AM at the Synthetic Turf Hockey Ground. The event will be inaugurated by AMU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Naima Khatoon, with Registrar Mr. Mohd Imran (IPS), SSP Mr. Sanjiv Suman (IPS), and Olympian and AMU alumnus Zafar Iqbal as Guests of Honour.
The tournament features 36 teams from prominent universities, divided into four pools: in Pool A: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar; Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut; 3 Kumaun University, Nanital; 4 University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar; Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut; 6 University of Delhi; Panjab University, Chandigarh; 8 CRS University, Jind; and Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
In Pool B, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar, Cluster University, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Summer Hills, Shimla, Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh University, Aligarh, University of Allahabad
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal, Srinagar, Soban Singh Jeena University, Almora, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand, Bareilly, Chandigarh Universities, Gharuan Mohali.
In Pool C, MBSPSU Patiala, Galgotias University, Gautam Budh Nagar, University of Jammu, Jammu, Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya), Prayagraj, AMU, Aligarh, MAA Shakumbhari University, Saharnpur
25 Invertis University, Bareilly, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari, CSJM Kanpur.
In Pool D MDU, Rohtak, 29 Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab Agricultural, Ludhiana, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia, Ayodhya, Chaudhary Bansi Lal, Bhiwani, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Lucknow Athletics Association (University of Lucknow), Lovely Professional, Paghwara.
The tournament promises to showcase exceptional talent, with universities from across the northern region vying for the title.
Prof. Rizvi and Prof. Hashmi extended their best wishes to all participating teams and emphasised the importance of such events in promoting sportsmanship and camaraderie among students.