Junior National Hockey Championship to begin from Feb 8

Hyderabad, Feb 5 (UNI) About 42 teams are expected to participate in the Junior National Hockey (Under-18) championships to be held at Saap Sports complex at Gachibowli, near here from February 8 to 18.

Speaking to mediapersons, Hyderabad Hockey Association President Dinesh Reddy said, ''We are making all arrangements at the Gachibowli Hockey complex, where two astro turf pitches are ready and one is having flood lights facility.'' Along with the previous edition winner SAIL and runners-up Combined SAI team, other prominent teams, including Mumbai, Punjab and Sindh Bank, Namdhari, Services, Bhopal, Chandigarh and Chandigarh Academy besides hosts Hyderabad are expected to take part in the championship.

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