Orissa enter quarterfinals

Orissa, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Gwalior Hockey Academy, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand made it to quarterfinals of the 21st Sub-Junior National Girl``s Hockey Championship at Rourkela today. In a hard-fought league match, Gwalior Hockey Academy (GHA) came from behind to beat Chandigarh 2-1. Haryana thrashed Tamil Nadu 13-0, Himachal Pradesh edged out Andhra Pradesh 1-0 and Jharkhand trounced Karnataka 8-0 in three other matches of the day. In the quarter-finals, Orissa will meet Delhi, while Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and MP will take on Chhattisgarh, GHA and Jharkhand respectively on tomorrow. Host Orissa qualified for the last eight round, defeating Mizoram 5-0 and Uttarakhand 6-0.

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