BHUBANESWAR 27-Apr-2016
Hockey Gangpur-Odisha emerged champions in the 6th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship (Division-B), outplaying Association of Indian Universities (AIU) 3-1 in the final at Bangalore today. Earlier in the semifinals, Hockey Gangpur-Odisha beat Chhattisgarh Hockey 4-2, while AIU thrashed Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu 6-1.
Earlier, Gangpur-Odisha won all four of their Pool C matches to march into the semifinals. Led by Anupama Kujur, the Gangpur-Odisha team won their four pool matches against Hockey Rajasthan 5-1, Telangana Hockey 15-1, Hockey Jammu-Kashmir 5-0 and Hockey Uttarakhand 8-1. A total of 24 teams are participated in this championship.
HOCKEY GANGPUR-ODISHA TEAM: Madhuri Kindo (GK), Rahil Tirkey, Philicia Toppo, Binita Kujur, Rinki Kujur, Anupama Kujur (Captain), Sushanti Minz, Janhabi Pradhan, Rojita Kujur, Premanjali Toppo, Jiwan Kishori Toppo. Namrata Jasmin Bara, Laxmi Ekka, Anjela Toppo, Mukta Jojo, Sunita Xaxa, Jyoti Chhetri, Sainaz Khatun (GK).
RESULTS:
April 18: Gangpur-Odisha (Sunita Xaxa 27th, Janhabi Pradhan 29th, 42nd; Rinki Kujur 44th, 53rd) Rajasthan (Prakash Choudhary 55th) 5-1.
April 19: Gangpur Odisha (Namrata Bara 3rd, 34th, 37th, 57th; Rojita Kujur 5th, 9th, 11th; Jiwan Kishori Toppo 7th, 39th, 44th; Rinki Kujur 26th, 27th; Janhabi Pradhan 51st, Premanjali Toppo 58th, Jyoti Chhatri 27th) beat Telangana 15-1.
April 21: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha (Janhabi Pradhan 9th, 21st; Kishori Jiwan Toppo 3rd, Rojita Kujur 7th, Rinki Kujur 8th) beat Hockey Jammu Kashmir 5-0.
April 22: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha (Rinki Kujur 19th, 47th; Anshu Priya 36th, Jasmine Namrta Bara 37th, Premanjali Toppo 40th, Sunita Xaxa 55th, Sushanti Minz 57th) beat Hockey Bihar 7-0.
April 24: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha beat Hockey Uttarakhand. (Namrata Jasmin Bara 10th, 14th, 41st; Rojita Kujur 49th, 59th; Jiwan Kishori Toppo 5th, Rinki Kujur 9th, Janhabi Pradhan 60th) Hockey Uttarakhand (Monika Rawat 39th) 8-1.
April 26 (Semifinal): Gangpur-Odisha (Rojita Kujur 25th, Rinki Kujur 31st, Namrat Jasmin Bara 46th, Laxmi Ekka 48th) beat Chhattisgarh Hockey (Pooja Yadav 52nd, Rushali Kashyap 56th) 4-2.
April 27 (Final): Hockey Gangpur-Odisha (Premanjali Toppo 12th, Rinki Kujur 43rd, Janhabi Pradhan 57th) beat Association of Indian Universities 3-1.
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PHOTO: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha women team celebrates the title triumph in Bangalore on April 27, 2016.
