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Odisha beats Uttarakhand 18-1 as national hockey championship begins
The Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2026 began its Division B and C matches in Jhansi on Saturday.
The tournament has 29 teams competing across three divisions.
Odisha had the biggest win, beating Uttarakhand 18-1 in Division B. Aryan Xess and Sudeep Chirmako scored four goals each for Odisha.
Other Division B winners included Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Arunachal.
In Division C, Andhra Pradesh beat Gujarat 8-0, while Rajasthan edged Bihar 3-2 and Jammu and Kashmir beat Himachal 6-3.
These results came on the opening day of the divisions’ competition.
Odisha beat Uttarakhand 18-1 as the Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2026 began in Jhansi.
The Division B and C matches started on Saturday.
Aryan Xess and Sudeep Chirmako scored four goals each for Odisha.
Chhattisgarh beat Assam 8-0 in another Division B match.
In Division C, Andhra Pradesh beat Gujarat 8-0, with Hemanth Kumar Dodium Subramanyam scoring a hat-trick.
- Who
- Odisha and Uttarakhand’s senior men’s hockey teams.
- What
- Odisha beat Uttarakhand 18-1 in the championship’s opening matches.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Jhansi, India.
- Why
- The Division B and C matches of the Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2026 began.
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- Match result
- Odisha beat Uttarakhand 18-1
- Tournament
- Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2026
- Venue
- Jhansi
- Odisha scorers
- Aryan Xess and Sudeep Chirmako scored four goals each
- Other Division B result
- Chhattisgarh beat Assam 8-0
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