Hockey Punjab won the title of 13th Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship 2023 by defeating Hockey Haryana 2-2 (9-8 SO) in the final.

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Punjab won the gold medal after a penalty shootout victory over defending champions Haryana in the final of the 13th Hockey India Senior Men's National Championship 2023 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai. Punjab won the title by defeating Haryana 2–2 (9–8 SO). Punjab started the match strongly and Harjeet Singh scored the first goal in the 13th minute. However, Haryana's Sanjay (25') equalized the score by scoring a penalty corner goal. In the second half, Punjab captain Harmanpreet Singh (42') gave his team the lead with a strong drag flick at the penalty corner. During the shootout, Sanjay, Deepak and Abhishek scored for Haryana, while Harmanpreet Singh, Simranjeet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh scored for Punjab, taking the match towards sudden death. Simranjit Singh scored a goal in the seventh penalty shootout to give Punjab victory in a tough match.


     

     

     

 

     


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