Ranchi, 07th July 2025: The fifth day of the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2025 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium saw Hockey Mizoram, Hockey Association of Odisha, Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Jharkhand secure victories in their Division ‘A’ fixtures while Manipur Hockey emerged victorious in Division ‘B’ fixtures.
In the first Division ‘A’ clash of the day, Hockey Mizoram defeated Hockey Association of Bihar, 11-0. Leading Hockey Mizoram, Vanlalrinhlui (9’, 24’, 25’, 29’, 33’, 37’) was unstoppable as she accounted for six goals, including the opener. Esther Lalremruati (35’, 58’, 60’) also netted a second-half hattrick after C Lalruatsiami (11’) and K Vanlalpeki (15’) chipped in with first quarter goals to set the tone for a comprehensive victory.
Another Division ‘A’ clash saw Hockey Association of Odisha defeat Hockey Punjab, 3-1. Sweety Kujur (15’,30’, 59’) scored three goals to give Odisha the victory. Meanwhile, Navjot Kaur (54’) gave Punjab brief hope with a late goal, but it was in vain.
Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Hockey Chandigarh, 12-0, in an afternoon Division ‘A’ clash. Nausheen Naz (8’, 9’, 17’, 44’, 44’, 53’, 58’) was the star for Madhya Pradesh with a tally of seven goals. Sajeda Begum (11’) and Hirva Purohit (14’) also registered early goals before contributions from Sudipta Kindo (26’), Keshar Bhabar (48’) and Aqsa Khan (57’) completed a comfortable victory.
The last Division ‘A’ encounter of the day saw Hockey Jharkhand defeat Hockey Andhra Pradesh 4-0. Sewani Kerketta’s (18’, 28‘) brace put Jharkhand in a strong position before half-time. Sugan Sanga (44’) then added a third goal followed by a late goal from Pushpa Manjhi (53’) to wrap up the win.
In Division ‘B’, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu and Hockey Bengal shared points following a goalless draw.
Manipur Hockey defeated Hockey Uttarakhand 4-2. Jerina Chongtham (8’) gave Manipur the lead followed by a brace from Huidrom Bidyaluxmi Devi (37’, 57’) and a late goal from Charoibam Juli Devi (60’). For Hockey Uttarakhand, Captain Mansi Katariya continued her form with a brace (31’, 49’).
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Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018, followed by the FIH Men’s Series Finals Bhubaneswar Odisha, FIH Olympic Qualifiers Odisha, and FIH Hockey Pro League 2020-21. Odisha has previously hosted the Champions Trophy 2014 and the Odisha Men’s Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017. Odisha also hosted the FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup in 2021.
Kalinga Lancers, the team owned by the State, were the winners in the Hockey India League 2017. Taking a step further towards realising the dream of restoring the glory of Indian Hockey at the global level, the State is sponsoring the Indian Hockey Teams till 2033.
Odisha also hosted the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 and the Rourkela and Bhubaneswar legs of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 and 2023/24.
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