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Tribune Information Service
Amritsar, August 2
Within the two Indian hockey groups which have entered the semifinals in Tokyo, 5 are from Amritsar district — 4 males and one girl — fairly a feat certainly.
Harjinder Kaur, mom of Gurjit Kaur, who scored the all-important objective within the girls’s workforce win right now, mentioned Gurjit’s prayers and exhausting work have been blessed by ‘Guru Maharaj’. The household is predicated in Miadi Kalan village in Ajnala. Gurjit’s cousin Gurcharan Singh mentioned the whole village was upbeat after studying of her feat. “Regardless of there being no hockey tradition within the village, each Gurjit and her sister Pardeep performed the sport,” he mentioned.
The 4 gamers from the district who’re within the males’s workforce are Shamsher Singh of Attari, Dilpreet Singh of Butala, Gurjant Singh of Khaliara and Harmanpreet Singh of Timmowal village.
Shamsher’s father Hardev Singh, a farmer, mentioned he loved watching every match on TV, and vividly remembers the objective his son scored in opposition to Argentina.
Dilpreet’s father Balwinder Singh, who had performed the nationals from 1990 to 1996, mentioned: “I keenly watched every match. Dilpreet gave a number of good passes to his teammates, who transformed them. It was like realising my very own dream of taking part in within the Olympics.”
Gurjant’s father Baldev Singh mentioned all residents of Khaliara village had been elated together with his son’s efficiency. Gurjant was impressed to take up the game by his maternal uncle Hardev Singh Chahal.
Harmanpreet’s father Sarbjit Singh mentioned he was happy with his son and the workforce. “I feel the workforce carried out properly and I want them luck for the semifinal tomorrow,” Sarbjit mentioned.
