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BPCL SPORTS SPOTLIGHT

BPCL’s Powerhouse at PSPB

The Petroleum Sports Promotion Tournament, participating in 17 out of Doubles – Tennis) securing top
Board (PSPB) was set up in 1979 to 20 events and emerging victorious in podium finishes. BPCL also bagged
organize, develop, regulate, and co- 12 of them. The company clinched gold silver medals in team events such
ordinate various sporting events in several categories, including team as Snooker, Chess, Cricket, Veteran’s
and games among the the country’s events like Hockey, Kabaddi, Men’s Badminton, and Veteran’s Squash,
public sector oil companies. For Squash, and Volleyball. Individual along with a silver in Tennis Veteran’s
more than 46 years, PSPB has been brilliance shone through as well, with Singles through Mr. Munesh Sharma.
inculcating the sports culture and Mr. Suraj Kumar Chand (Men’s Singles Bronze finishes came in Billiards,
promoting sporting excellence, and – Squash), Ms. Reiva Nimbalkar Senior Cricket, Men’s Badminton, and
has, in the process, thereby achieved (Women’s Singles – Squash), Veteran’s Tennis (team events), as
attained a unique place in the PSU Mr. Rajkumar Dubey (Veteran’s Singles well as Men’s Singles in Squash and
sports ecosystem. – Squash and Tennis), Ms. Vaishnavi Table Tennis—rounding off a well-
Adkar (Women’s Singles – Tennis), rounded and dominant showing
BPCL delivered an exceptional
and the duo of Mr. Rajkumar Dubey by the contingent.
performance at the PSPB Inter-Unit
and Mr. Munesh Sharma (Veteran’s

PSPB Kabaddi - Hattrick in Gold
BPCL clinched the Gold medal for the third
consecutive year at the PSPB Kabaddi
Championship, marking a stellar hat-trick
that underscored the team’s unmatched
grit and unity. The tournament was lit
up by stellar performances—Aakash
Pikalmunde was named Man of the Match
in the final, Shubham Shelke took home
the Best Raider title, and Aakash Arsul was
recognised as Best Defender. The victory
added another prestigious feather to
BPCL’s cap, reinforcing its consistency
and dominance in the kabaddi arena.

PSPB Volleyball - Hattrick in
Gold
BPCL clinched the Gold medal for the
third consecutive year at the PSPB
Kabaddi Championship, marking a
stellar hat-trick that underscored the
team’s unmatched grit and unity.
The tournament was lit up by stellar
performances—Aakash Pikalmunde
was named Man of the Match in the
final, Shubham Shelke took home the
Best Raider title, and Aakash Arsul was
recognised as Best Defender. The victory
added another prestigious feather to
BPCL’s cap, reinforcing its consistency
and dominance in the kabaddi arena.

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