Sports News | Hockey India Junior East Zone Championship 2024: Odisha, Jharkhand Win Titles
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Hockey Association of Odisha clinched the title in the men's category while Hockey Jharkhand were crowned champions of the Women's category
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 22 (ANI): Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Jharkhand claimed titles in the Men's and Women's categories of the 2nd Hockey India Junior Men & Women East Zone Championship 2024 respectively at the Netaji Subhas Eastern Centre, Salt Lake in Kolkata on Sunday.
Hockey Jharkhand beat Hockey Bengal by 1 - 1 (4 - 3 SO) in the Women's category Final and Hockey Association of Odisha defeated Manipur Hockey 0 - 0 (4 - 3 SO) to finish third. In the Men's category, the Hockey Association of Odisha triumphed over Hockey Jharkhand by 2-0 in the Final while Manipur Hockey beat Hockey Bihar 7-2 to claim the third spot.
The Women's category Final saw Hockey Jharkhand defeat Hockey Bengal by 1 - 1 (4 - 3 SO) in shootouts. Mundu Sukarmani (32') scored for Hockey Jharkhand and Lalpeksangi (34') equalised for Hockey Bengal soon after, taking the game to shootouts. Both teams found the back of the net twice, forcing sudden death where Salomi Nag and Roshni Aind were on target to claim the title for Hockey Jharkhand.
The 3rd/4th Place match in the Women's category saw the Hockey Association of Odisha beat Manipur Hockey 0 - 0 (4 - 3 SO) in shootouts after regulation time ended goalless. Both teams found the back of the net twice, forcing sudden death, where Captain Drupati Naik and Supriya scored to confirm the victory for the Hockey Association of Odisha.
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The Men's category Final saw the Hockey Association of Odisha beat Hockey Jharkhand by 2-0. Aryan Xess (25') and Deonath Nanwar (27') found the back of the net for the Hockey Association of Odisha in the second quarter and managed to hold onto the two-goal lead to seal their win against Hockey Jharkhand.
Manipur Hockey defeated Hockey Bihar 7-2 in the 3rd/4th Place match of the Men's category. Thokchom Thonglen (15'), Ningombam Amarjit Singh (16', 40'), Captain Silheiba Lisham (25', 54'), Ricky Tonjam (34'), and Khangembam Somikant Singh (50') were on target for Manipur Hockey while Aakash Yadav (18') and Atit Kumar (28') scored for Hockey Bihar. (ANI)
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