Railways retains women’s inter-department hockey title

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The RSPB girls with the trophy.

The RSPB girls with the trophy. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) reiterated its supremacy successful Indian women’s hockey with a broad 5-1 triumph implicit Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) successful the last of the 5th Women’s inter-Department National championships astatine the Shivaji Stadium connected Saturday.

India vice-captain Navneet Kaur struck a hat-trick portion Salima Tete and Sangita Kumari scored erstwhile each arsenic Railways proved excessively bully for the absorption contempt immoderate awesome saves from IOC’s Bichu Devi. A precocious onslaught from Jyoti successful the dying seconds of the crippled was excessively little, excessively precocious for the erstwhile champion.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) bushed Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) 4-1 for the bronze, riding connected Vartika Rawat’s brace.

The results: Final: RSPB 5 (Navneet Kaur 9, 21, 54, Salima Tete 39, Sangita Kumari 52) bt IOC 1 (Jyoti 60).

Third spot playoff: SAI 4 (Vartika Rawat 16, 46, Aishwarya Chavan 39, Prini Kandir 41) bt CBDT 1 (Vaishnavi Phalke 44).

Individual awards: Player of the Final: Navneet Kaur (RSPB); Best Forward: Sangita Kumari (RSPB); Best Midfielder: Marina Lalramnghaki (SAI); Best goalkeeper: Bichu Devi (IOC); Player of the Tournament: Navneet Kaur (RSPB).

Published - October 04, 2025 06:26 p.m. IST

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