12th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship

By: WE Staff | Thursday, 24 March 2022

At the 12th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship, which is set to begin on Friday, 25 March 2022 the  junior women’s hockey players from across the nation have a fantastic opportunity to showcase their skills.

The competition, which will be played in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh will see the participation of 26 teams.

Speaking about his team’s preparations for the competition, Hockey Haryana’s Coach Azad Singh Malik said, “We reached Kakinada on 22 March 2022 and the team has been acclimatizing to the ground and weather conditions here. The humidity is high here so the team will take some time to get used to it. The confidence of the side is high as we were the champions in this tournament last year. We hope to reach the Final once again. We will give our best in this competition and try to win it."

Meanwhile, the coach of the runners-up team (Hockey Jharkhand) in this tournament last year, Tarini Kumari said, “Our preparations for the tournament are going great. We have a good all-round team and we will focus on doing well in all the departments of the game. We will concentrate on our strengths and take it one game at a time. Hopefully, we will reach the Final this time as well."

The Quarter Finals will be played on 31 March 2022 after six days of pool matches the Semi Finals will be held on 02 April 2022 whereas the Medal matches are scheduled for 03 April 2022.