Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Chhattisgarh and West Bengal Lead Sub-Junior Basketball Knockouts
The 51st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship is being played in Vijayawada.
Teams of young boys and girls are competing in knockout and Level-1 matches.
Chhattisgarh’s boys beat Manipur by 40 points.
Kerala’s boys also won, defeating Odisha.
In the girls’ knockouts, West Bengal beat Jharkhand and Delhi defeated Rajasthan.
Uttar Pradesh had a close girls’ Level-1 win over Telangana.
Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh won their other girls’ Level-1 games by large margins.
In the boys’ Level-1 matches, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra also secured victories.
Chhattisgarh defeated Manipur 90-50 in the boys’ knockout stage.
Kerala beat Odisha 92-74 in another boys’ knockout match.
West Bengal overcame Jharkhand 70-31 in the girls’ knockouts.
Delhi edged Rajasthan 55-47 in the girls’ knockout competition.
Level-1 wins included Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
- Who
- Sub-junior basketball teams representing Indian states, including Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Kerala, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and others.
- What
- Teams played knockout-stage and Level-1 matches in the 51st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship.
- When
- During the 51st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Maris Stella Indoor Stadium in RTT Colony, Vijayawada.
- Why
- The teams were competing in the championship’s knockout-stage and Level-1 matches.
- Event
- 51st Sub-Junior National Basketball Championship
- Venue
- Maris Stella Indoor Stadium, RTT Colony, Vijayawada
- Boys’ knockout result
- Chhattisgarh defeated Manipur 90-50
- Girls’ knockout result
- West Bengal defeated Jharkhand 70-31
- Closest reported result
- Uttar Pradesh girls defeated Telangana 51-44
- Largest reported win
- Rajasthan boys defeated Mizoram 96-46
- Other Level-1 winners
- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh