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Eight U-21 teams set to compete in final phase of Women’s Hockey League

Eight U-21 teams set to compete in final phase of Women’s Hockey League

Ranchi, Mar 17 (UNI) The final phase of the inaugural National Women’s Hockey League 2024-25, supported by Coca-Cola India and its foundation Anandana, is set to commence on March 18 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf Hockey Stadium here in Jharkhand.
The U-21 Women’s tournament will see eight of the top state teams of the country compete for the title in a round-robin league format from March 18 to 28.
The teams participating are Hockey Haryana, Hockey Maharashtra, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Hockey Bengal, Hockey Mizoram, Manipur Hockey, and Hockey Association of Odisha.

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