TPT Hockey carnival today

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By Shamseer Jaleel

For the second year in running, the TPT (Trinity, St. Peter’s, S. Thomas’) Hockey Carnival will take place at the St. Peter’s College Grounds today.

The event is organised for the second year in tandem by the old boys of Trinity College, St. Peter’s College and S. Thomas’ College to strengthen the bond and friendship between the three schools. All three schools have a strong background in hockey.

This year’s event will take place as a seven-a-side event which will be hosted by the Peterites. Initial year was hosted by the Mount Lavinia Thomians. The matches will be conducted in five different categories with the Under 19 tournament being the most looked forward. The other four segments are Under 15, 20, 30 to 40 and 40 above.

The Organising Committee has decided to sponsor hockey equipment for one player from each school as a social responsibility project. Thomiansare the defending Under 19 champions with the Peterites winning the 20 to 30 and 40 above categories defeating Trinity in the inaugural year.

Mario Joseph and Godwin Solomons from St. Peter’s College have donated the 20 to 30 Shield, the 30 to 40 challenge shield was donated by the Old Trinitians Sports Club (OTSC) and the over 40s challenge shield was donated by Dr. Sarath de Alwis-Seneviratne in memory of his father. The opening ceremony of the 2nd TPT Hockey Carnival has been scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. The closing ceremony will be graced by the heads of the three schools at 5:30 p.m.