Schedule announced for 6th Hockey India National Championships 2016

New Delhi, 30 October 2015: Hockey India has announced the dates for the 6th Hockey India National Championships 2016. Played for both men and women in junior, sub-junior and senior categories, the sixth edition will begin from the 29th January 2016 at Nagaon, Assam.

The Sub-Junior division will be played in two categories viz; A & B for the women at Guwahati and Nagaon in Assam from the 29th January – 16th February 2016, while Imphal in Manipur would host the men from the 6th – 22nd May 2016.

The senior division matches similarly would be played at Saifai, Itawa, Uttar Pradesh from the 11th April – 1st May 2016 for the men’s teams and at Bengaluru, Karnataka from 19th April – 1st May 2016 for the women’s teams. For junior division matches Raipur, Chattisgarh from the 12th – 24th April 2016 for the men’s teams and Ranchi, Jharkhand would host the women’s teams from the 24th April – 8th May 2016.

The Railways Sports Promotion Board will defend their titles in both Senior Men and Senior Women categories, Hockey Odisha in Junior Men, Hockey Haryana in Junior Women , Hockey Odisha in Sub-Junior Men and Hockey Punjab in Sub-junior Women category.

The national championships traditionally form the base for future recruits into the national programs of the senior, junior and sub-junior categories.

SCHEDULE FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016

Senior Division A

Men: Saifai, Itawa, Uttar Pradesh

19 April to 1 May

Women: Bangalore, Karnataka
25 April to 1 May

Senior Division B

Men: Saifai, Itawa, Uttar Pradesh
11 to 21 April

Women: Bangalore, Karnataka
19 to 27 April

Sub Junior Division A

Men: Imphal, Manipur
14 to 22 May

Women: Guwahati, Assam
8 to 16 February

Sub Junior Division B

Men: Imphal, Manipur
6 to 16 May

Women: Nagaon, Assam
29 January to 6 February

Junior Division A

Men: Raipur, Chhattisgarh
18 to 24 April

Women: Ranchi, Jharkhand
30 April to 8 May

Junior Division B

Men: Raipur, Chhattisgarh
12 to 20 April

Women: Ranchi, Jharkhand
24 April to 2 May