MHC Boss for Gurdwara Cup..

MALAYSIAN Hockey Confederation (MHC) president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah will be the guest of honour at the Opening ceremony of the 62nd Gurdwara Cup at Kelab Aman on June 6.
  Tengku Abdullah will also officially declare open a mini artificial hockey pitch in Kelab Aman which was laid to boost junior development.
  The Gurdwara Cup, incepted in 1952, is the oldest hockey tournament in the country and has been held without a break since it was first played in Ipoh.
  This year the tournament will be held from June 5-8, and the other sports that will be held in the Sikh Carnival of Sports are soccer (seniors and juniors), netball, badminton and six categories of golf.
  "Normally our affiliates (states) are the ones who host the Gurdwara Cup but the Malaysia-Singapore Sikh Sports Council (MSSSC) decided to host the 62nd edition in Kuala Lumpur," said MSSSC president Datuk Sohan Singh Randhawa.
   The event has pushed to the fore many former Sikh national skippers like Sarjit Singh and Mohinder Singh, as well as former national players like Updesh Singh. Savinder Singh, Avatar Singh, Maninderjit Singh as well as current national player Baljit Singh.
  "The Sikhs used to be well represented in hockey a decade ago, but now only Baljit remains with the seniors.
  "There are no Sikh players in the Junior World Cup training team right now, but coaches especially in Klang, Kampung Pandan and Kelab Aman as well as many other states are slowly building junior sides to fill this void," said Sohan.
  There will be an under-13 hockey tournament which will showcase some exciting future talent, as well as budding stars in soccer and badminton in the Sikh Carnival of Sports.