NEW DELHI: The junior women’s hockey players from across the nation have a fantastic opportunity to showcase their skills at the 12th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship, which is set to begin here Friday.
A total of 26 teams will vie for top honours in the competition, which will be played in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The participating teams include Hockey Haryana, Goans Hockey and Hockey Madhya Pradesh in Group A, while Pool B features Hockey Jharkhand, Manipur Hockey and Assam Hockey. Pool C includes Hockey Maharashtra, Telangana Hockey and Le Puducherry Hockey, meanwhile, Hockey Chandigarh, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu and Hockey Uttarakhand have been slotted in Pool D.
Hockey Association of Odisha, Delhi Hockey and Kerala Hockey have been included in Pool E, while Pool F features Punjab, Chhattisgarh Hockey and Hockey Himachal. Pool G features Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Hockey Bihar, Hockey Rajasthan and Hockey Mizoram, while Hockey Andhra Pradesh, Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Bengal and Hockey Gujarat have been included in Pool H.
After six days of pool matches, the quarter finals will be played on 31 March, the semi finals on 02 April, whereas the medal matches of the tournament are scheduled for 03 April.
