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  Women Junior Hockey Asia Cup: India clinch golden hat-trick
13 Sep 2026
 

India U-20 women clinched a glorious hat-trick by winning the gold medal for the third successive time at the 10th Womens Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Hulunbuir City, China today. India edged out host China in the well-contested final 1-0.

Sanika Chandrakant Mane scored the all-important goal in the 17th minute. She also bagged the Top Scorer of the Tournament award with seven goals to her name. Nidhi (India) was named as the Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament.

Japan won the bronze medal, defeating South Korea 2-0 in the third-place match. India, China, Japan and South Korea, the top four finishers of the Junior Asia Cup, qualified for the 2027 Junior World Cup. Hockey India announced Rs 3 lakh for each player of the Indian junior women team and Rs 1.5 lakh for each member of the support staff.
 

Defending champions India, who won the last two editions in 2023 (Kakamigahara, Japan) and 2024 (Muscat, Oman), qualified for the quarterfinals by securing the top spot in the Elite pool with 10 points from four matches. They won three and drew one. India defeated South Korea 4-1, Malaysia 11-1, Japan 7-0 and drew with host China 0-0.

A ruthless India made mincemeat of Pakistan 19-0 in the quarterfinals and South Korea 5-1 in the semifinals. The 20-member Indian junior women team, featuring three players from Odisha, was led by Khaidem Shileima Chanu. The three Odisha players were: goalkeeper Engil Harsha Rani Minz, defender Puja Sahoo and midfielder Tanuja Toppo.

INDIAN JUNIOR (U-21) WOMEN TEAM: Goalkeepers: Nidhi, Engil Harsha Rani Minz. Defenders: Puja Sahoo, Supriya, Pooja Malik, Parwati Topno, Madhu. Midfielders: Khaidem Shileima Chanu (Captain), Tanuja Toppo, Binima Dhan, Roshni Aind, Geeta Yadav. Forwards: Lalrinpuii, Purnima Yadav, Sukhveer Kaur, Krishna Sharma, Sanika Chandrakant Mane, Madhu Sidar. Alternate Players: F Lalbiaksiami, Tanushree Dinesh Kadu. Coach: Tim White.

INDIA RESULTS:

5 September 2026 (Elite Pool): India (Sanika Chandrakant Mane 8-FG, Purnima Yadav 30-PC, Puja Sahoo 45-PC, Madhu Sidar 51-FG) beat South Korea (Gabin Kil 57-PC) 4-1. PoM: ?

6 September 2026 (Elite Pool): India (Puja Sahoo 1-PS, 42-PS, Krishna Sharma 4-FG, 17-PC, Binima Dhan 8-PC, Krishna Sharma 14-FG, Sukhveer Kaur 21-PC, Geeta Yadav 28-PC, 53-PC, Sanika Chandrakant Mane 43-FG, 58-FG) beat Malaysia (Nur Mohd 38-PC) 11-1. PoM: ?

8 September 2026 (Elite Pool): India (Krishna Sharma 5-FG, Supriya 9-PS, Purnima Yadav 14-FG, 46-FG, Geeta Yadav 41-FG, 45-FG, Sanika Chandrakant Mane 59-FG) beat Japan 7-0. PoM: ?

9 September 2026 (Elite Pool): India drew with China 0-0.

10 September 2026 (Quarterfinal): India (Puja Sahoo 7-PC, Roshni Aind 9-FG, 60+FG, Tanushree Dinesh Kadu 11-PC, Sukhveer Kaur 13-PS, Sanika Chandrakant Mane 13-FG, 23-FG, Madhu Sidar 16-FG, 39-PC, Geeta Yadav 18-FG, Tanuja Toppo 25-FG, Pooja Malik 27-PC, 49-FG, 51-FG, Purnima Yadav 33-PC, Supriya 40-PC, 54-PC, Krishna Sharma 48-FG, Binima Dhan 55-FG) beat Pakistan 19-0. PoM: Pooja Malik.

12 September 2026 (Semifinal): India (Madhu Sidar 13-FG, Supriya 17-PC, 33-PC, 56-PC, Sukhveer Kaur 21-FG) beat South Korea (Jeong Yuri 41-PC) 5-1. PoM: Supriya.

13 September 2026 (Final): India (Sanika Chandrakant Mane 17-FG) beat China 1-0. PoM: Sanika Chandrakant Mane.
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TOP: Odisha players (L-R) Puja Sahoo, Tanuja Toppo and Engil Harsha Rani Minz pose with their gold medals at the Women Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Hulunbuir City, China on 13 September 2026.

RIGHT: Indian U-21 women team poses at the Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Moqi, China.
 
   
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