Reigning national champions Maharashtra contributed the maximum number of players in the Indian team. Five girls from the state got a place in the national squad.
Ashish Raman Sethi becomes the first Indian boxer ever to win a Bangla boxing stadium belt. On the fastest knockout of the night, the Indian fighter battled the hard way to conquer the toughest fight of his life and bring glory to the Indian map.
Bhumiksha Sahu netted a whooping 18 goals for Hockey Madhya Pradesh in the recently concluded 13th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2023
A left-footed winger who was regularly utilised off the right side of Santos’ frontline, Angelo became the youngest player in the history of the Brazil national championship when he made his debut against Fluminense in the Maracana, aged just 15 years and 308 days.
Hockey India is also looking to expand the Member Units Portal to include registration of all players competing in the State Championships as well as the District Championships across India, similar to the practice already followed for the annual National Championship.
Ajith, India's current national champion topped the charts in 73 kg category while Ajay also defended his 81 kg title in men's competition. Harjinder secured second position in the women's 71 kg category.
Arunachal Pradesh boxers dominated the ring on Thursday, confirming two bronze and at least four silver medals for the home side to match their feat with boxing powerhouse Haryana, even as eight pugilists from the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) boxers stormed into the finals of the 5th
Hockey Madhya Pradesh defeated Hockey Jharkhand 1-0 to win the gold medal in 13th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2023 while Hockey Haryana defeated Chhattisgarh Hockey 12-2 to win the bronze medal.
In the first Semi Final of the day, Hockey Madhya Pradesh beat Hockey Haryana by 2-0. Hockey Madhya Pradesh broke the deadlock very late in the game after Jyoti Singh (58') converted a penalty corner. This was followed up with a goal from Bhumiksha Sahu (60') in the final minute of the game
Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are all set to clash in the Semi-Finals of the 13th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2023 after winning their respective Quarter-final matches on Tuesday.