he 13th Hockey India Sub Junior Men's National Championship 2023 concluded on Sunday with Uttar Pradesh Hockey crowned as the undisputed champions after defeating the hosts Hockey Odisha 7-1.
The opening match of India's tour of Australia witnessed the Indian women's hockey team midfielder Monika achieve the milestone of completing 200 international caps.
After the success of 1st Hockey India Zonal Championships held across North, South, East and West Zones, the National Sports Federation has urged all the State Member Units to work closely with their respective district associations and ensure they host regular activities to help promote hoc
This will be the seventh edition of the coveted tournament and it is scheduled to be held from August 3 to August 12, 2023, serving as a precursor to the Hangzhou Asian Games in September this year, where teams will vie to win the gold and qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
With this momentous announcement, Hockey India takes great pride in taking this first step towards the initiative of bringing together a new edition of the Hockey India League. Hockey India shall share details of the HIL schedule, format and host cities in due course.
Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey congratulated Bhola Nath Singh, Joydeep Kaur, and Bigan Soy on being elected as the new Vice President, Athlete Representative of AHF and a member of the AHF Women's Advisory Panel respectively.
The award was presented for the efforts by the state government to build the world's largest-seated Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela which also houses an Olympic-style Hockey Village
Salima Tete, who led the Indian Women's Junior Hockey Team as Captain to a fourth-place finish at the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup South Africa 2021 in Potchefstroom, South Africa, is among the four players from Asia to be appointed for the position.
The Championships are part of Hockey India's Grassroots Development Programme, which aims to unearth young talent and improve the bench strength of the national teams