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Chandigarh, Odisha, MP, Manipur Reach Junior Women's Hockey Quarterfinals

Chandigarh, Odisha, MP, Manipur Reach Junior Women's Hockey Quarterfinals
Jr Women Hockey National: Chandigarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Manipur storm into quarters · thehansindia.com

There is a big hockey tournament in India for junior girls.

It is called the Hockey India Junior Women National Championship.

Many teams from different parts of India play against each other.

On Tuesday, they played the last games of the first round.

Some teams won by a lot of goals.

Odisha beat Bengal six goals to zero.

Madhya Pradesh also beat Himachal six goals to zero.

One player named Kajal scored three goals in that game, which is called a hat-trick.

Another player named Sallu Pukhrambam also scored three goals to help Manipur win a close game against Maharashtra.

The winners moved on to the next round called the quarterfinals.

Eight teams are now in the quarterfinals.

Key facts

Event
16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026
Venue
Maj. Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Nehrunagar-Pimpri, near Pune
Organisers
Hockey Maharashtra under the aegis of Hockey India
Stage
Final day of pool matches (Tuesday)
Results
Odisha bt Bengal 6-0; Madhya Pradesh bt Himachal 6-0; Chandigarh bt Punjab 3-1; Manipur bt Maharashtra 3-2
Hat-tricks
Kajal (Madhya Pradesh) and Sallu Pukhrambam (Manipur)
Quarterfinalists
Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Scoring discrepancy
Madhya Pradesh's 58th-minute goal credited to Mitali Sharma by one report and to Tanvi by another

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