Indian sports wrap, September 3: Senior Men's Inter-Department hockey tournament to be held in Hyderabad
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: The Men’s Inter-Department hockey tournament was won by Petroleum Sports Promotion Board in 2025. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: The Men’s Inter-Department hockey tournament was won by Petroleum Sports Promotion Board in 2025. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES
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Hyderabad to host Senior Men’s Inter-Department hockey tournament
The sixth Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championship 2026 is all set to begin on Friday, September 4, in Hyderabad, Telangana.
The tournament will see 20 departmental teams from across the country compete for top honours, with the championship set to conclude with the final on September 14.
The participating teams have been divided into four pools. Pool A comprises Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, Sashastra Seema Bal, Central Secretariat, I.T.B.P. Central Hockey Team and Punjab National Bank. Pool B features Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Defence Accounts Sports Control Board, Sports Authority of India, Central Reserve Police Force and Punjab & Sind Bank.
Pool C consists of Services Sports Control Board, Steel Plant Sports Board, All India Police Sports Control Board, Central Board of Direct Taxes and Union Bank of India, while Pool D includes Food Corporation of India, Tamil Nadu Police, Railway Sports Promotion Board, Canara Bank and Central Industrial Security Force.
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