Old Vijayans Cup hockey on November 4 and 5

HOCKEY: The 'Old Vijayans Cup' all island inter-club Hockey Sevens Tournament 2006 for men and women conducted by the Vijaya Sports Club Matale and sponsored for the first time by the Janashakthi Insurance Company will be held on Saturday and Sunday, November 4 and 5 at Matale.

The venues for this biggest hockey Fiesta in the hill country are Bernard Aluvihare Stadium and Nandimitra Ekanayake Synthetic turf hockey ground in Matale. The tournament will be conducted on a league-knock out format with preliminary round matches at the Bernard Aluvihare Stadium and semi-finals and finals on November 5th at the Nandimitra Ekanayake Synthetic turf in Matale.

This tournament 'Nijabima Satana' Matale is referred to as the cradle of hockey was inaugurated in 1999 to give greater strength to the game and provide more opportunities for wider participation.

The previous seven tournaments conducted on a high note attracted not only the best of teams amongst clubs and schools in the island but also foreign teams too.

The hockey crazy public in Matale are of the view that Old Vijayans Sports Club has contributed immensely towards the development of hockey at Matale in recent times by organizing a tournament of this nature.

This year's tournament with Janashakthi Insurance as the main sponsor is open to all clubs affiliated to the Sri Lanka Hockey Federation. A club may enter a maximum of two teams and the entry fees for the first team is Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500 for the second. The closing date for entries will be October 15.

All entries should be duly certified by the President/Secretary of the respective club.