Sub-junior nationals start tomorrow

The 3rd edition of the Hockey India Sub-Junior Men & Women National Championship (Finals) will be played at Bhopal from May 21-27.
A total of 28 teams in the men's and 25 in the women's category participated in the national championships which was conducted zonal wise in the month of April.
The winners and runners-up of each of the four zones qualified for the final round.
There will be eight teams playing in each of the men's and women's category, and the teams are divided into two pools.
The matches will be played at Aish Bagh Hockey Stadium and Mayur Park Hockey Stadium in Bhopal.

In the men's category, defending champions Odisha have been drawn in Pool A and will play their inaugural match against Jharkhand tomorrow while in the women's category defending champions Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy have been drawn in Pool A.

Men:
Pool A- Odisha, Karnataka, Jharkhand and The Hockey Maharashtra
Pool B- MPHA, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Chandigarh
Women:
Pool A- MPHA, Karnataka, Chandigarh and Odisha
Pool B- Haryana, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and The Hockey Maharashtra.