Why In the News?

• Jharkhand won for the second consecutive year in the Under-17 girls category in the 62nd Subroto Cup International Football Tournament held in New Delhi.

Key Points:

=> Jharkhand players won the title by defeating Haryana 3-0 in the final match.

=> The team from St. Patrick's School, Gumla based residential center from Jharkhand was representing the state in the tournament.

=> In this tournament, the Jharkhand team defeated Delhi 23-0 in the first match, Gujarat 9-1 in the second match, Kerala 7-0 in the third match, Tripura 5-0 in the quarter finals in the fourth match, NCC in the semi-finals. Defeated 2-0.

=> The Jharkhand team created a new history by scoring a total of 49 goals in 6 matches.