The sixth day of the 2nd Hockey India Sub Junior Men North Zone Championship 2024 saw Hockey Chandigarh playing out a 1-1 draw against Hockey Uttarakhand in the Men's category at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
This camp follows the junior men’s team's European tour, where they played five matches from May 20 to 29 against Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands club team Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push.
The 2024-2025 edition of the Hockey India League will feature eight men's and six women's teams.
The course is part of the Hockey India Coaching Education Pathway Development Program and aims to cultivate and educate aspiring coaches, providing them with a platform to advance towards FIH Level Coaching Courses.
India are currently placed at 6th position, having eight points from eight matches.
HI, recently, had recommended the name of women's team captain Rani Rampal for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award while Vandana Katariya, Monika and Harmanpreet Singh were nominated for the Arjuna Award.
While one of the employees tested positive is from the accounts department, the other is a junior field officer.
Meanwhile, women's hockey team goalkeeper Savita expressed that she had a great time learning about the specifications of the hockey pitch.
"I believe fitness plays an important role in modern hockey. If our fitness is great, we can perform well on the field," Navjot said.
The women's hockey team also competed in a fitness challenge and as part of that they tweeted fitness videos to raise funds to help those whose lives have been adversely impacted by the pandemic.
