The Indian hockey domestic season will recommence with the first Hockey India Sub-junior Men’s National Championship which will be held from October 4 to October 13. The sub-junior national championship will be followed by the Junior National Championship from October 18 to October 27. Both these tournaments will be held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
These national championships will be followed by the 1st Hockey India Junior Women’s Inter-department National Championship scheduled to be held in October in New Delhi.
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October 2021 continues to be a packed domestic hockey calendar with the 11th Hockey India Junior Women’s National Championship 2021 scheduled to be held in Simdega, Jharkhand. The 11th Hockey India Junior Men’s National Championship 2021 is being scheduled for the month of October in Telangana.
The 11th Hockey India Senior Women’s National Championship 2021 is provisionally scheduled to be held in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh in the month of October.
Domestic hockey tournaments to follow COVID-19 guidelines
Keeping in mind the safety of players and officials, the hockey federation has instructed the host State Member Units and participating teams to take strict precautions. They want to ensure that they enforce all COVID-19 prevention protocols established by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and respective state governments, as well as Hockey India’s robust guidelines to host domestic events.
Expressing excitement over the resumption of the Hockey India National Championships, President Gyanendro Ningombam, in a statement, said:
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