Rink hockey Kalarava at Gowda family festival

Madikeri, May 7: The Kodagu Gowda Yuva Vedike, which has been organizing a tennis ball cricket festival among Gowda families of ten families and eighteen gotras for the past 26 years, has taken another new step by organizing a rink hockey tournament among Gowda families for the first time this time.

The Yuva Vedike, which is organizationally involved in the cricket festival in order to preserve and develop the culture, customs and ideas of the Gowda community and to create unity among the community, has been organizing several programs, and this time, in addition to a family-based cricket tournament, it has also organized a marathon, shooting competition and an innovative program called ‘Mr. and Mrs. Gowdathi’. Along with this, for the first time, it has also organized a rink hockey tournament involving 5+2 players per family. 

56 families participated

This is the first time a hockey tournament has been organized and there has been a good response. The last date for registration has already expired and the tie-breaking process has also been completed. A total of 56 family teams have participated in the tournament, and the tournament will be held in a knockout format. The tournament will be held from 9th to 14th of this month at the Rink Hockey Ground at J. Thimmaiah Stadium in Madikeri. The final tournament will be held on 14th of this month.

Day-Night Tournament

A total of 56 family teams will participate in this tournament, which will be held over six days, with 5 players playing for a total of 20 minutes. All the rules related to the Five-a-Side tournament will apply.

Attractive prizes

The teams that participate in the hockey tournament organized for the first time and emerge victorious will be awarded attractive cash prizes and trophies. Along with this, there will also be individual prizes. The office bearers of Kodagu Gowda Yuva Vedike are working hard to make the hockey tournament organized for the first time a success and are engaged in the preparation of the ground. - Kudekal Santosh

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