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Star-studded Sundargarh won the title in the 12th Nalco Cup State Hockey Championship, scripting a 2-0 win over East Coast Railway in the floodlit final at Barabati Stadium here today. Defending champions Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) finished third, edging out Paradeep Port Trust (PPT) 3-2 in the hard-fought hard-line match earlier in the day.
Earlier in the semifinals, East Coast Railway caused a major upset by beating
Rourkela Steel Plant 1-0, while Sundargarh prevailed over Paradeep Port Trust 1-0. Altogether 20 teams participated in the championship, which commenced earlier on May 17.
State Sports Secretary Saswat Mishra handed over the trophy in the closing function. Nalco Director (HR) S C Padhy, CRPR (Bhubaneswar) IG Brigu Srinivasan, Odisha Olympic Association secretary Asirbad Behera, host Hockey Odisha president Justice (Retd) A S Naidu and general secretary Pratap Satpathy were present on the occasion.
