Rajgir, April 10 Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh won their respective Division ‘A’ matches in the semifinals of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2026 at the Rajgir Sports Complex in Rajgir, Bihar, on Friday.
In the first semifinal, Hockey Madhya Pradesh secured a 4-2 win against Hockey Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. Deepak Singh (29’), Karan Gautam (43’), Gazee Khan (47’), and Siddharth Ben (51’) scored for the winners, while Captain Dhiraj Pal (36’) and Apurwa Chauhan (54’) scored for Hockey Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
In the second semifinal, Uttar Pradesh Hockey registered a 6-2 victory against Hockey Punjab. Shahrukh Ali (11’, 32’) and Nitish Yadav (26’, 29’) each scored twice, with Captain Ketan Kushwaha (42’) and Rahul Yadav (42’) also scoring for Uttar Pradesh Hockey. For Hockey Punjab, Ali Razzaq (39’) and Rajveer Singh (43’) scored a goal each.
Hockey Madhya Pradesh will play against Uttar Pradesh Hockey in the final, while Hockey Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu will play against Hockey Punjab in the 3rd/4th Place match on Sunday.
Earlier, Day 8 of the 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2026 in Rajgir, Bihar, witnessed Hockey Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Hockey Punjab, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, and Hockey Madhya Pradesh winning their respective Division ‘A’ quarter-final matches at the Rajgir Sports Complex in Rajgir, Bihar, on Thursday.
Hockey Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu won 2-1 against Hockey Chandigarh; Hockey Punjab secured a 5-3 win against Hockey Jharkhand; Uttar Pradesh Hockey won 6-3 against Hockey Association of Odisha, while Hockey Madhya Pradesh and Hockey Haryana played out a 0-0 draw before Hockey Madhya Pradesh won 4-3 in the shootout.