Overview
- Punjab edged Jharkhand 4-3 in Chennai to claim the 15th Hockey India Sub-Junior Men’s national title
- Uttar Pradesh secured the bronze medal in the Sub-Junior Men’s event with a 5-3 victory over Madhya Pradesh
- In Kakinada, Haryana defeated Odisha 4-1 with goals from Kajal, Supriya, skipper Sashi Khasa and Saadi to reach the junior women’s Division A semifinals
- Chhattisgarh advanced after beating Madhya Pradesh 2-1 in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw in regulation time
- Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh also booked semifinal berths in Kakinada by defeating Punjab 3-1 and Maharashtra 2-1 respectively