Kolkata, July 13: The Netaji Subhas Eastern Centre, Salt Lake, here will host the Junior Zonal National Hockey Championships for both men and women from Sunday
As per schedule, the Second Hockey India Junior Men & Women East Zone Championship 2024 is all set to kick off from July 14.
Hockey India sources revealed that out of six men’s and women’s teams, two teams with the most points in each category after round robin matches will advance to the finals on July 21.
The teams that are likely to participate in the championships are - Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Bengal, Assam and Manipur.
Jharkhand and Manipur will play the first match of the National Championship in the women’s category. That game will follow matches between Odisha and Assam and match between Bengal and Bihar, the schedule revealed.
Similarly, in the men's category, Jharkhand-Manipur match will be the first game. That would be followed by a clash between Odisha and Assam and then hosts Bengal will face Bihar.
The championships is aimed at providing opportunity, experience and match exposure to young talents. The goal is to test the limits of Junior players, who aim to one day play for India, and we hope to unearth young talent from these competitions, Hockey India sources informed.
