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25th Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tourney from Dec 15

New Delhi: The silver jubilee Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament will take place from December 15 to 21 at the Shivaji stadium here.The tournament committee has also decided to introduce U-16 girls' hockey competition for

25th lal bahadur shastri hockey tourney from dec 15 25th lal bahadur shastri hockey tourney from dec 15

New Delhi: The silver jubilee Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament will take place from December 15 to 21 at the Shivaji stadium here.

The tournament committee has also decided to introduce U-16 girls' hockey competition for the Delhi NCR schools, which will be held from December 12 to 15.

The 25th edition of the men's tournament will see eight teams -- defending champions BPCL, last year's runners-up CRPF, Air India, ONGC, Indian Oil, PNB, Mandhari XI and Eastern Railways -- participating in the competition.

A committee consisting of eminent hockey experts will select the best player of each match. A fairplay trophy instituted by the State Bank of India will be awarded to a team. Bank of Baroda will present the best player's trophy of the tournament.