Odisha clinch both titles in East Zone Asmita Women’s Hockey League

KOKRAJHAR, October 30, 2026 — Odisha emerged champions in both categories of the East Zone Asmita Sub-Junior and Junior Women’s Hockey League, which concluded at the SAI Stadium in Kokrajhar on Wednesday.

In the Sub-Junior category, the Odisha Hockey Association defeated the Mizoram Hockey Association 4–0 to lift the championship trophy.

The Junior category final was an all-Odisha contest between the Odisha Hockey Association and Odisha Naval Tata High Performance Centre (HPC). The teams were locked at 3–3 at the end of regulation time, following which a tie-breaker was held. Odisha Naval Tata HPC eventually secured the championship title.

Prince Priya of the Odisha Hockey Association was adjudged Best Player in the Sub-Junior category, while Pabitra Hodam, goalkeeper of Odisha Naval Tata HPC, received the Best Player award in the Junior category.

The champions in both categories received cash prizes of ₹1,90,000 each, along with trophies, certificates and medals. The runners-up were awarded ₹1,44,000 each, besides trophies, certificates and medals.

BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary attended the concluding ceremony as Chief Guest. Among the other dignitaries present were BTC Legislative Assembly Speaker Tridip Daimary, MLA Rupam Chandra Roy, BTC Executive Members Derhasat Basumatary and Kameswar Roy, Sports Department CHD Rajendra Basumatary, council members Yubiraj Basumatary and Khampa Borgoyary, Assam Hockey Association president Tapan Chandra Das, Olympian Anuradha Devi, a jury member of Hockey India, and officials of the BTC Sports Department.

Five states participated in the East Zone Asmita Women’s Hockey League, organised under the initiative of the BTC Government in collaboration with the Kokrajhar Hockey Association, Assam Hockey Association and Hockey India.