The coaches of the winning teams emphasised the significance of the experience gained by the young players through the 1st Junior Men Zonal Championships 2023
Also, Hockey Association of Odisha, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Mizoram, and Hockey Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh Hockey won their respective matches in the East and West Zones respectively
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
The most coveted awards in Indian hockey will be held on 17th March in the Capital and it carries a total prize money of INR 1.35 crore along with a trophy in each category.
Craig Fulton will join the team at the earliest upon completing formalities. He was named Belgium Coach of the Year 2023 after coaching the Belgium club which won the Belgium League. He has also been a part of the Belgium national team's rise in world hockey, taking the team to World No 3 in
The last match of the day, from Pool B, between Sports Authority of India and Tamil Nadu Police was a nail-biter with Sports Authority of India coming out on top with a 4-2 victory.
Hockey Madhya Pradesh will be up against Hockey Maharashtra in the final tomorrow at 1500 hours while Hockey Haryana will take on Hockey Jharkhand in the 3/4 Place match at 0900 hours
In a freewheeling conversation at 'Hockey Te Charcha', a podcast series launched by Hockey India in 2021, the former India captain reiterated the importance of the Hockey India National Championships in grooming young athletes and also discussed the roadmap ahead in order to build and nouris
India have dominated New Zealand, winning 24 of the 44 head-to-head encounters between the two sides. The Kiwis have won 15 times while five matches ended in a draw.
Indian men's hockey team midfielder Hardik Singh has been ruled out of the ongoing FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in Odisha after sustaining a hamstring injury, announced Hockey India on Saturday
India coming second in the pool means that they will have to play the crossover match against New Zealand on Sunday in order to qualify for the quarter-final.