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Day 2 Results: 2nd Hockey India Junior Men & Women East Zone Championship 2024

Day 2 Results: 2nd Hockey India Junior Men & Women East Zone Championship 2024

~Hockey Association of Odisha, Assam Hockey and Hockey Jharkhand won in the women’s category~

~Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Bihar and Hockey Association of Odisha emerged victorious in the Men’s category~

Kolkata, July 15, 2024:There were more exciting matches on the second day of the 2nd Hockey India Junior Men & Women East Zone Championship 2024. Hockey Association of Odisha, Assam Hockey and Hockey Jharkhand claimed victory in the women’s category while Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Bihar and Hockey Association of Odisha won in the men’s category at Netaji Subhas Eastern Centre, Salt Lake in Kolkata.


Hockey Association of Odisha started the day with a 5-0 win over Manipur Hockey in the women’s category. Kujur Priyanka (20′), Captain Amisha Eka (30′, 36′), Anushka Bhawre (39′) and Drupati Naik (55′) were in goal for Hockey Association of Odisha.

In the second match in the Women’s category, Assam Hockey registered a 4-0 victory over Hockey Bihar. The goal scorers for Assam Hockey were Ashmita Tigga (17′), Sumitra Swargiari (23′), Ritu Bawri (29′) and Reshma Jagat (60′).

The third and final match of the women’s category for the day saw Hockey Jharkhand defeat Hockey Bengal 4-1. Barwa Purnima (4′), Roshni Aind (45′), Pinki Kumari (49′) and Mundu Sukarmani (51′) scored for Hockey Jharkhand while Shanti Horo (17′) was the lone scorer for Hockey Bengal.

Hockey Jharkhand defeated Assam Hockey 13-1 in the Men’s category in the fourth match of the day. The goal scorers for Jharkhand were Faguwa Horo (7′, 30′, 46′), Jolen Topno (13′, 17′, 26′, 48′, 59′), Bhengra Gledshan, (14′), Dungdung Ashish (24′), Dodray Sandeep (39′), Roshan Ekka (43′) and Joseph Dhodray (55′). The lone goal for Assam Hockey was scored by Rinku Barman (45′).

In the second match in the Men’s category, Hockey Bihar registered a narrow 4-3 victory over Manipur Hockey. Manipur Hockey opened the scoring through Ricky Tonjam (14′) followed by goals from Khangembam Somikant Singh (27′) and Captain Silheiba Lisham (53′). But Hockey Bihar fought back and completed their comeback, thanks to goals from Atit Kumar (19′, 49′), Aakash Yadav (39′) and Amrendra Kumar Singh (57′).

The final match of the day saw Hockey Association of Odisha defeat Hockey Bengal 7-2 in the Men’s category. Hockey Association of Odisha built a solid lead with goals from Abhisek Topno (24′), Deepak Pradhan (26′, 47′, 51′), Karan Lakra (27′, 59′) and Deonath Nanwar (37′). Hockey Bengal tried to fight back through Karan Shaw (48′) and Bishnu Paswan (53′) but could not change the score.