Palak chaudhary

Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf: Himachal, Assam, Karnataka, and Manipur won their respective matches as the 15th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women's National Championship 2025 kicked off at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Jharkhand capital here on Thursday.

Hockey Gujarat also had a fruitful outing on Day 1, while Telangana Hockey drew 2-2 with Hockey Jammu & Kashmir.

In the first match of the tournament, Himachal defeated Hockey Rajasthan 7-0 in Division ‘C’. Navneet Kaur (17’, 37’, 55’) started the campaign with a hattrick for her side joined by Riya (9’, 57’) who also scored a brace along with Palak Chaudhary (28’) and Sonam (31’) who also contributed one goal each to start the tournament with a win.