The Ice-Hockey Tournament-2018, organized by District Police Kargil concluded at Ice-Hockey Rink Goshan Drass, today.
The final of the tournament was played on the occasion in which Goshan-A Drass defeated Himalayan-B Drass by two goals and emerged as the winner of the tournament limiting Himalayan-B Drass with the runner up trophy.
On the occasion, amid a chilling cold weather, Dy. Commissioner Kargil, Gulzar Hussain who was the chief guest lauded the efforts of District Police Kargil headed by SSP Kargil T Gyalpo for the promotion of Ice-Hockey at the worlds second coldest inhabited place, Drass. He also praised District Police Kargil for its people friendly policing inspite of the various challenges being faced by them.
SSP Kargil while addressing the gathering reiterated that District Police Kargil is committed to promote the young talents and giving them a positive direction so that they can prove their caliber and serve the nation in different roles.
Later, during the presentation ceremony, the winning team was rewarded with a cash prize of Rs 15,000 whereas the runner-up team was rewarded with a cash prize of Rs.10,000, besides both the teams were awarded with the cash prizes, mementoes and certificates.
Shakeel Ahmed and Zia Mir of Goshan-A Drass were declared as the man of the series and man of the match respectively and were suitably rewarded.
Special rewards were also presented to Karl Watters, International Ice Hockey coach from Canada, Wasim Hassan, Karate Coach for the promotion of Karate at Drass and Amin Polo for the promotion of Ice-Hockey.