Services won the Men's Gold and Punjab bagged the honours in the women's section in the hockey competition of the 35th National Games in Kerala today. In the men's final SSCB defeated Odisha 7-2. Punjab's women got the better of Haryana 3-1 in their final. The men's bronze was picked up by Haryana after a 7-6 win over Jharkhand. However, Jharkhand pulled off the women's bronze with a 2-0 win over Odisha. In Athletics, teen sprinter Dutee Chand cornered glory by clinching the women's 100 metres gold with a new meet record of 11.76 seconds. Haryana's Dharambir won the Gold in Men's 100 metres with a new meet record timing of 10.46 seconds. In overall standings, Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) remained in the top spot on the 11th day of competitions with 107 medals (66 gold, 19 silver and 22 bronze). Haryana rose to the second spot with 71 medals (30 gold, 25 silver and 16 bronze) while Maharashtra slipped to third on account of lesser gold medals with a total tally 27 gold, 40 silver and 36 bronze.
News On AIR | February 11, 2015 9:04 PM
National Games Hockey: Men's gold to Services, Women's to Punjab