Overview

• Hockey Haryana defeated Hockey Association of Odisha 3-2 in Jalandhar to claim the 15th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship.
• Odisha led 2-0 in the second quarter through penalty-corner goals by Deepak Pradhan in the 17th minute and Pratap Toppo in the 19th.
• Chirag started Haryana's comeback with a 50th-minute penalty-corner conversion, then Nitin equalized in the 51st and sealed victory in the 60th.
• Hockey Punjab won bronze over Uttar Pradesh with a 4-3 shootout victory after a 3-3 draw in regulation.
• Japnit Singh forced the shootout with a last-minute penalty stroke, and Punjab converted through Charanjeet Singh, Lovenoor Singh, Om Rajnesh Saini and Sunny.