Hockey India west zone jr championship begins today

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Hockey is organising Hockey India West Zone Junior Boys/Girls Hockey Championship in Rajnandgaon starting from Monday. The preparations for this event have been completed. Chhattisgarh, renowned as a nursery for hockey in the country, is hosting the championship from October 9 to 16 at the International Hockey Astro Turf field in Rajnandgaon for the first time.
The organising committee mentioned that the championship includes the participation of teams from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Goa.Hockey India's technical committee, along with selectors, will also select players for the national event during this competition.
Hockey India has released the match schedule for the event, with separate pools for boys and girls. League round matches will be played from October 9 to 15, with the finals scheduled for October 16. The girls' matches will be played continuously from 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM, while boys' league round matches will take place from 11:45 AM till the evening.
The final matches for the boys and girls categories will be held at 10 AM on October 16.