Rajgir, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hockey Punjab, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Jharkhand won on opening day of Division A of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2026.
Meanwhile, in Division B, Hockey Bengal and Hockey Arunachal registered wins at the Rajgir Sports Complex on Sunday.
In Pool A of Division A, Hockey Punjab secured a 2-0 win against Hockey Maharashtra. Sangat Singh (10’) and Akash Deep (53’) scored for the winners.
In Pool C, Uttar Pradesh Hockey defeated Manipur Hockey 17-1. Shahrukh Ali (5’, 22’, 23’, 24’, 29’, 33’, 35’, 36’, 49, 49’, 59’) scored 11 goals, while Nitish Yadav (3’, 18’) scored a brace. Captain Kushwaha Ketan (6’) and also Karan Dhanak (17’) found the back of the net. For Manipur Hockey, Maibam Manimatum (14’) scored their lone goal.
In Pool D, Hockey Madhya Pradesh registered a Kerala Hockey 10-1. Raiyan Ul Haq (5’, 34’, 36’) scored a hat-trick, while Gazee Khan (49’, 55’), Captain Ansh Bahutra (15’), Ayush Singh Lodhi (25’), Karan Gautam (37’), Deepak Singh (45’), Devraj Prajapat (52’) also added to the goal tally for their side.
In Pool B, Hockey Jharkhand clinched a 1-0 win against Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu Hockey. Ashish Tani Purti (22’) scored the only goal of the game.
In Pool A of Division B, Hockey Bengal registered an 18-0 win over Hockey Gujarat. Munna Kumar Singh (5’, 27’, 37’, 49’, 50’, 55’) scored six, while Sujal Turi (28’, 32’, 42’) and Sujal Balmiki (57’, 59’, 60’) bagged hat-tricks. Risav Ray (17’, 24’) and Ratan Bind (24’, 29’) scored braces, while Captain Riju Bar (28’) and Abhishek Thakur (47’) also contributed.
In Pool B of the same division, Hockey Arunachal got over the line with a 5-3 win against Chhattisgarh Hockey. Rajbhar Shubham (25’, 33’, 38’), Ashwani Patel (15’) and Mohit Yadav (49’) scored for the winners, while Om Kumar Yadav (27’, 40’) and Gopal Paikra (55’) found the back of the net for Chhattisgarh Hockey.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz