The Third Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2013 will be inaugurated by Assembly Speaker CP Singh today at Astroturf Hockey Stadium.
A total of 29 teams across India are participating in this match.
‘Top Scorer Girl’ of Indian Women Hockey Surinder Kaur along member of the Indian Women’s Hockey team Saba Anjum Karim will be witnessing the inaugural programme. State Arts, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs Secretary Ajoy Kumar will also be here.
On Thursday, three women umpires from Bangalore, Mumbai and Uttarakhand along with 8 men umpires had a warm up session under the initiation of Former International Hockey Player Shakeel Ahmed Qureshi.
The teams divided into eight pools would be playing in phases on April 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29 and 30. The Final match will be held on May 1.