Madhya Pradesh wins senior women’s national hockey championship
The 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship was won by Hockey Madhya Pradesh in 2023 when they defeated Hockey Maharashtra 5-1 in the final at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Hockey Jharkhand, meanwhile, came in third after defeating Hockey Haryana in the game for third place.
Match Highlights
- Diksha Tiwari converted two early on in the game as Hockey Madhya Pradesh used penalty corners to defeat Hockey Maharashtra in today’s Final.
- Hockey Maharashtra had a chance to win with just a few seconds left thanks to a goal from Lalrindiki (25′), but Hockey Madhya Pradesh won with to goals from Manmeet Kaur (38′), Preeti Dubey (42′), and Aishwarya Chavan (42′).
- In the third-place game, Hockey Jharkhand defeated Hockey Haryana 2-1. Reshma Soreng (59′) doubled the lead at the very end after Roshni Dungdung (25′) had given her team a slim lead.
- Hockey Haryana’s Devika Sen (60′) pulled one back for a glimmer of hope, but they failed to take advantage of this chance, and Hockey Jharkhand won the game.
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