The National Junior Men’s Hockey Championship will commence at International Hockey Stadium in the city on Wednesday.
As many as 25 contingents will clash in the matches of 'B' Division till May 11.
On the other hand, the matches of teams including Chhattisgarh in ‘A’ Division will be conducted from May 9 to 15.
Chhattisgarh Hockey Association Secretary Firoz Ansari informed many outstanding players are expected to play in the event.
The teams have been divided into eight groups. Group ‘A’ includes Maharashtra, Goa and Madhya Pradesh followed by Mumbai, Gujarat and Rajasthan in Group ‘B’, Pondicherry, Namdhari 11 and Assam in Group ‘C’, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand and Kurg in Group ‘D’.
Group ‘E’ covers Dadar and Nagar Haveli as well as Andaman Nicobar along with Delhi, Telangana and Kerala in Group ‘F’ followed by Patiala, Andhra Pradesh and Bengaluru in Group ‘G’ with Jammu Kashmir, Bihar and Mizoram in Group ‘H’.