Amritsar: It was an occasion for the Spring Daleans to celebrate sportsmanship and remember their late mentor, as it was the concluding day of the Dr Shivinder Singh Sandhu Memorial Cup-2026.Amidst the sports fervour and nostalgic moments,it was a day to celebrate and welcome the National Hero and Hockey Icon,The Arjuna Awardee Olympian, Shamsher Singh, PPS, while he visited his school as a chief guest of the event.
While elaborating on the occasion, Sahiljit Singh Sandhu, Chairman, Spring Dale Educational Society, shared that to mark the concluding day of this 5 days tournament and to give away the prizes to the winning teams, School’s alumni,Olympian Shamsher Singh, PPS, paid a visit to his school as the chief guest of the event. His teachers and Principal were eagerly waiting for their celebrity alumni who had carved a niche for himself, given to his outstanding performance at several occasions while playing for Team India.
Olympian Shamsher Singh,PPS, recalled his school days while he met his teachers. He profoundly remembered late Dr Shivinder Singh Sandhu for his keen involvement in their school education and skill-learning, while he and some of his fellow hockey players in the Team-India,were all together as school-boys at Spring Dale.
During the prize distribution ceremony, Dr Kirat Sandhu Cheema, Director,Spring Dale Educational Society, hailed the association between Spring Dale Senior School and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Hockey Academy for continued efforts for decades now to promote the National Game, and this auspicious association has produced many players of National and International repute from the border belt.
School Principal Rajiv Kumar Sharma announced Gulmohar House to be the overall winner for this 5 days inter house tournament. Sharma congratulated the Spring Dale family for the successful culmination of the event.