Uttar Pradesh won 11th Hockey India junior national championship: Uttar Pradesh has become the winner of the 11th Junior National Men’s Hockey Championship. in the final, UP teams defeated Chandigarh 3-1. the final was played at Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. Tournament top scorer Sharda Nand Tiwari opened the scoring for Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Hockey maintained its unbeaten record. In the 3rd/4th Place playoff match, the Hockey Association of Odisha edged out Hockey Haryana 3 – 2 in a closely contested affair to clinch 3rd place in the competition.
