Junior National Ice Hockey Championship-2020 begins in Leh

The Ice Hockey Association of India(IHAI) is conducting the 5^th edition of the Junior National Ice Hockey Championship in Leh. The National Championship started on Thursday, 2^nd January 2, 2020, and will continue till next Tuesday, 7^th January 2020. The tournament is played in the Under-20 (U-20), junior category of both boys and girls. The inaugural match was contested in the boy’s category, which ended in a 4-4 draw between Chandigarh and Haryana. The tournament is being organized at the Karzoo Ice Hockey Rink located in the largest city of the union territory of Ladakh.

6 Teams from hosts Ladakh, Indian army, Chandigarh, Maharashtra, Haryana, and Delhi are participating in the boy’s U-20 category. In the girl’s category, 4 teams from Ladakh, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Maharashtra are participating the 5^th edition of the tournament. The first match in girls category was played between the hosts Ladakh and Maharashtra.

Since April 1989, the Ice Hockey Association of India is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020