- विज्ञापन -
The 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship is all set to kick off on March 13 at the Major Dhyanchand Hockey Stadium Pimpri in Pune, Maharashtra with the Final scheduled to take place on March 23.
A total of 27 teams that have been divided into eight pools will be vying for top honours, as per a press release from Hockey India. With FanCode live-streaming the entire tournament, the excitement around the championship is like never before.
The upcoming tournament holds significance as it will serve as the platform for choosing the next core probables for the Indian women’s hockey team.
The majority of the senior women’s team, which includes key players such as Indian Captain Savita Punia, the most capped player Vandana Katariya, seasoned pro Monika, experienced players like Navneet Kaur, Salima Tete, as well as emerging talents like Deepika and Sangita Kumari, are all poised to take part in the competition from their respective states.
While defending Champions Hockey Madhya Pradesh has been slotted in Pool A along with Hockey Bihar and Chhattisgarh Hockey, last year’s runners-up and hosts of this year’s edition Hockey Maharashtra find themselves in Pool B with Delhi Hockey and Kerala Hockey. Pool C consists of Hockey Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh Hockey and Hockey Andhra Pradesh while Hockey Haryana, Le Puducherry Hockey and Assam Hockey form Pool D.
