Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship 2026: Chhattisgarh thrashes Uttarakhand 12-1, Odisha beats Assam 10-1

The Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2026 will have 29 teams competing across three divisions.  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Chhattisgarh thrashed Uttarakhand 12-1, while Odisha registered a 10-1 victory over Assam in Division B on the fourth day of the Hockey India Senior Men’s National Championship 2026 in Jhansi on Tuesday.

Captain Sandeep Kumar scored four goals (9th, 17th, 32nd and 55th minutes) for Chhattisgarh, while Sonu Nishad netted a hat-trick (6th, 29th and 35th).

Tarun Yadav scored twice (15th and 54th), while Shailendra Verma (37th), Shadab Ahmed Khan (40th) and Arjun Yadav (41st) also found the net.

Priyanshu scored Uttarakhand’s only goal from a penalty corner in the 32nd minute of the Pool A contest.

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For Odisha, Anmol Ekka converted three penalty corners (39th, 43rd and 51st) to complete his hat-trick, while Ritik Lakra (13th and 20th) and Prasad Kujur (27th) scored field goals.

Deepak Minz (9th and 58th), Ajay Ekka (37th) and Sudeep Chirmako (42nd) were also among the scorers. Rupchand Boro scored Assam’s consolation goal from a penalty corner in the 40th minute.

In the other Division B matches, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu defeated Telangana 2-0, while Arunachal Pradesh edged Goa 4-3.

In Division C, Rajasthan defeated Andhra Pradesh 5-3, while Bihar registered a 7-2 win over Gujarat.