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Jr Men Hockey Nationals To Kick Off On Tuesday In Jalandhar
Hockey India Junior Men National: The 15th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2025 is set to kick off on Tuesday in Jalandhar, Punjab. The tournament will run until August 23 and will follow the new division-based format, which has already been introduced and implemented in the Senior and Sub Junior Men’s and Women’s and the Junior Women's National Championships earlier this year.
The 30 participating teams are split into Division ‘A’, Division ‘B’ and Division ‘C’, with promotion and relegation adding an extra edge to the competition. The teams in Division ‘A’ will be fighting for the title while the top two teams from Divisions ‘B’ and ‘C’ will earn promotion to the next tier. The bottom two sides in Divisions ‘A’ and ‘B’ will face relegation to the next division for 2026.
Division ‘A’ features the country’s 12 best junior men’s sides, including defending champions Hockey Punjab, runners-up Hockey Uttar Pradesh and third-placed Hockey Haryana. Pool matches begin on August 16, leading to the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final from August 20 to 23. The teams are divided into the following pools:
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