Attack on officials postpones hockey tourney
S. M. Jiffrey Abdeen, Kandy sports correspondent
The inter-university hockey tournament which was scheduled to
commence yesterday at the university ground Peradeniya has been
indefinitely postponed, following assault by the unidentified persons on
the Director of Physical Education and the hockey coach of the Kelaniya
University.
The incident has taken place while the two officials were taking a
night walk. The reasons for this assault is not known.
The officials have lodged a complaint with the Peradeniya police and
left with their team yesterday.
Teams from Jaffna, Ruhunu, Rajarata, Sabaragamuwa, Colombo, Sri
Jayawardenapura, Wayamba, Batticaloa, Moratuwa had arrived at Peradeniya
to participate in this tournament but with the postponement they had to
leave without playing a match.
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