Jharkhand State PCS

• 14 Sep 2021

11th Junior National Women's Hockey Championship, 2021

Why in News

• Recently Hockey India announced the dates for organizing the 11^th Junior National Women's Hockey Championship 2021 in Simdega district of Jharkhand.

Key Points

• According to Vijay Shankar Singh, Secretary General, Hockey Jharkhand, the championship will be inaugurated on October 20 and will end on October 30.
• It is noteworthy that the 11^th Hockey India National Women's Junior Hockey Championship 2021 was postponed earlier due to Corona. This competition was scheduled from April 3 to 12 in Simdega district itself.
• At present, Hockey India has decided to organize this championship amidst the declining cases of Corona.
• In March 2021, the National Sub Junior Women's Hockey Championship was organized in a very grand and spectacular manner in Simdega itself.