New Delhi
The 1st Hockey India Junior Women Zonal Championships 2023 concluded on Sunday with Hockey Haryana, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, and Hockey Karnataka winning the Finals in their respective zones.
North Zone: Hockey Haryana win the Final; Hockey Punjab and Uttar Pradesh Hockey finish 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Hockey Haryana won the 1st Hockey India Junior Women North Zone Championship 2023 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday after defeating Hockey Punjab 4-1 in the Final. Shashi Khasa (11′, 60′) netted a brace to set up the win for Hockey Haryana, while Manisha (2′) and Ravina (50′) also contributed to the win by scoring one goal each. On the other hand, Sweena Rani (50′) scored the consolation goal for Hockey Punjab.
Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh Hockey beat Delhi Hockey 7-0 in the 3rd/4th place match to finish third in the North Zone. Captain Suneeta Kumari (33′, 36′) and Purnima Yadav (6′, 13′) scored a brace each while Kanchan Kumari (6′), Peetambari Kumari (8′), and Vandana Patel (47′) scored one goal each for Uttar Pradesh Hockey.
East Zone: Hockey Jharkhand win the Final; Hockey Mizoram and Hockey Association of Odisha finish 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Hockey Jharkhand clinched the 1st Hockey India Junior Women East Zone Championship 2023 in Khunti (Ranchi), Jharkhand by defeating Hockey Mizoram in the Penalty Shootout after the game was tied at 2 – 2 (2 – 1 SO) at the end of regulation time.
