32 teams to compete in 4th HI Junior Women's National

New Delhi: Thirty-two teams will vie for top honours in the fourth edition of the Hockey India Junior Women National Championship to be held in Mysore from March 5-23.

The tournament, to be played on a league-cum-knockout basis at the Chamundi Vihar Stadium, will witness two new teams in Hockey Gangpur, Odisha and Vidarbha Hockey Association.

The 32 teams have been split in two groups of 16 each -- Division A and Dividion B.

The matches of Division B will be played from March 5 to 13 while the Division A games will be held from March 15 to 23.

The inaugural match of Division B will be played between Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh in Pool C on March 5.

In Division A, last year's bronze medalist Jharkhand will take on Bengal in the opening match on March 15.

Defending champions Haryana are placed in Pool A with Tamil Nadu, Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Rajasthan while last year's runners-up Madhya Pradesh are placed in Pool B along side Delhi, Karnataka and Bhopal.