PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, May 9: Naval Tata Hockey Jharkhand Sub-Junior and Junior Men State Hockey Championship 2023 kicked off in Jamshedpur last evening.
On the first day, Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA) team leads in Pool A and Hockey Gumla team in Pool B with six points each.
Naval Tata Hockey Academy Jamshedpur, under the aegis of Hockey Jharkhand, is hosting the Championship at the Astroturf pitch.
The championship will continue till May 12.
The opening ceremony was graced by Bholanath Singh, secretary of Hockey India as chief guest. Vijay Shankar, secretary of Hockey Jharkhand was the guest of honour.
Eight districts are invited to play this league cum knockout event. After the pool phase, the top two teams of each pool will play a crossover semi-final match to book a berth in the finals.
