
Chairman and Managing Director of Nestle India Antonio Helio Waszyk speaking at the final of the 16th Nestle Kodagu Cup Hockey Tournament in Madikeri on Sunday.
Madikeri: Kodaguâs contribution to Indian hockey is immense and it is truly the âhockey districtâ of the country, Nellamakkada U. Mohan Aiyappa, president of Coorg Hockey Association (CHA), said here on Sunday.
He was speaking at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) hockey grounds here before the commencement of the final of the 16th Nestle Kodagu Cup Hockey Tournament.
The CHA would continue to promote the cause of hockey in the district, Mr. Aiyappa said, and welcomed the guests on the occasion.
Chairman and Managing Director of Nestle India Antonio Helio Waszyk said visiting here was a nice experience for him.
Mr. Waszyk was introduced to players of the teams that made it to the finals â Kakotparambu Sports and Recreation Club and Hathur Youth Club â on the occasion.
Puchimada B. Harish, veteran hockey promoter, coach, and vice-president of the CHA, was felicitated by Mr. Waszyk for his contribution to the cause of hockey in Kodagu. In an exciting final, Kakotparambu Sports and Recreation Club defeated Hathur Youth Club by a 6-5 margin via tie-breaker.
The winners, who trailed by two goals at the end of the first half, came back strongly to draw level at the end of the regulation time. Charmanna and M.K. Aiyappa got the goals for Hathur while Nikin Thimmaiah (penalty stroke in the 41st minute) and Rathan got the goals for Kakotparambu. Nikin Thimmaiah, Chetan, Mayur Subbaiah and Manjit Kullu scored for the winning team in the tie-breaker while Darshan, Appachu and Girish did so for Hathur.
Bolakkat and Kathiyat, traditional Kodava dances, were performed by artistes at the end of the first half of the match. Guests included Pratap Chittiappa of Skanda Coffee, one of the organisers along with the CHA, Administrative Officer of the SAI Training Centre C.A. Karumbaiah, secretary of the CHA K.P. Subramani and Gururaj of Nestle India.
 -The Hindu
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