46th annual ‘Iodex Spray’ MHA 7-a-side Hockey on Dec. 15

Over 250 players from 27 teams are expected to participate in the 46th annual ‘Iodex Spray’ MHA 7-a-side Hockey Tournament, scheduled to take place on December 15 at the P. Sara Oval Stadium.

Inaugurated in 1973, this historic tournament has been a cornerstone of the country’s annual hockey calendar, uninterrupted for 45 years, apart from a brief hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Among the participants are Junior and Senior players from Sri Lanka’s national hockey teams, competing for their respective organizations and keen tussle to be expected.

This year’s tournament will feature five divisions, showcasing fierce competition among some of the country’s top teams. The Division ‘A’ competed for the Dennis de Rosayro Trophy, is sponsored by Janashakthi Insurance Co. Ltd. The teams in contention are Hatton National Bank, Sampath Bank, Browns Group, MAS Holdings and Commercial Bank.

The Division ‘B’ will include Hayleys, HSBC, Seylan Bank, John Keells, CIAP, and SLT Mobitel vying for the Singer Trophy while Singer, NTB, and Orient will contest in Division ‘C’ for the MHA Trophy. The Division ‘D’, where six teams will be in fray for the Edmund J. Cooray Trophy, will include DPMC, Ceylon Tobacco Co. Ltd, Hemas Group, Airport Aviation, Inqube Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, and Future Life Investment Ltd. Teams competing for the MHA President’s Trophy are Commercial Bank ‘B’, Sampath Bank ‘B’, Browns Group ‘B’, MAS Holdings ‘B’, John Keells ‘B’, and HNB ‘B’.

The tournament is set to start off at 7:30am with the final matches scheduled to begin from 3:00pm, and the organisers have slotted the Division ‘A’ final to be played at 3:30pm. With the awards ceremony to follow.

Manjula Weerakoon Director of Commercial Haleon Lanka Pvt Ltd will be the chief guest at the finals.

Source:Daily News