South Central Railways Sports Complex: Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Delhi started the tournament on a winning note as the 14th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship 2024 began at the South Central Railways Sports Complex, here on Tuesday.
In the opening fixture of the day, the home side Telangana Hockey went down 11-0 to Hockey Jharkhand in Pool B. Sanga Sugan (10’) opened the scoring in the 10th minute off a Penalty Corner. Jamuna Kumari (14’, 34’, 49’, 49’, 59’) was in top form and scored five goals. Mundu Sukarmani (19’), Kumari Shruti (28’, 40’), Hemron Leoni (58’), and Anupriya Soreng (56’) also featured on the scoresheet and helped their side prevail over Telangana Hockey.
In Pool C, the Hockey Association of Odisha beat the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu 9-0. Anjana Xaxa (30’, 40’, 44’) and Lugun Shibani (41’, 45’, 57’) scored three goals each to dominate the attack while Kajur Sanjna (29’, 35’), Kiro Sanjana (46’) also scored for their side.