Tuesday 21 May 2013


Hockey India sub-junior men & women's Natn'l Ch'ship gets underway in Bhopal today
May 21
The 3rd edition of the Hockey India Sub-Junior Men and Women National Championship, final round starts today at Bhopal and will continue upto May 27.

A total of 28 teams in the men's and 25 in the women's category participated in the national championships which was conducted zonal wise in the month of April. The winners and runners-up of each of the four zones qualified for the final round.

There will be eight teams playing in each of the men's and women's category, and the teams are divided into two pools. The matches will be played at Aish Bagh Hockey Stadium and Mayur Park Hockey Stadium in Bhopal.

In the men's category, defending champions Odisha have been drawn in Pool A and will play their inaugural match against Jharkhand tomorrow while in the women's category defending champions Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy have been drawn in Pool A.


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