DELHI, INDIA: Hockey India recently announced a list of 84 players (42 Men and 42 Women) for the upcoming U-18 National Coaching Camp, which began at SAI Bhopal. The players have been selected based on the recently concluded 16th Hockey India Sub Junior National Championships. To ensure high-performance standards, the initial 42-member groups will be pruned down to 24 players after one week of evaluation.
And they will be part of an intensive training block that is part of the final preparations for the Men’s and Women’s U18 Asia Cup Kakamigahara 2026, which will take place in Japan from May 29 to June 6. A major highlight of the camp will be the exposure series at SAI Bhopal, where the Indian Men’s and Women’s U-18 sides will play practice matches against Australia’s U-18 teams from May 11 to 21.
This camp serves as the final selection ground for the squads that will represent India at the U18 Asia Cup. Rani Rampal has been named as coach for the Women’s team, while Sardar Singh and Rajnish Mishra will be in charge of the Men’s camp. The 42-member Men’s squad features a strong contingent from Uttar Pradesh (7), followed by Madhya Pradesh (6), and Punjab (4).
Additionally, there are 3 players each from Odisha, Jharkhand, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (DDD), while 2 players each have been included in the camp from Bihar, Haryana, and Chandigarh. Also, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan contribute 1 player each to the camp.
The 42-member Women’s squad is led by 8 players from Jharkhand, while Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Odisha contribute 5 players each. Uttar Pradesh has 4 representatives, with Haryana, Bihar, and Mizoram contributing 3 players each. Manipur is represented by 2 players, followed by Maharashtra, Telangana, Jammu & Kashmir, and Tamil Nadu with 1 player each.
List of Sub Junior Men Players (National Coaching Camp):
Goalkeepers: Ayush Rajak (Madhya Pradesh), Birender Kumar (DDD), Vishal Bada (Odisha), Sawan Kumar (Bihar)
Defenders: Ansh Bahutra (Madhya Pradesh), Nitish Yadav (Uttar Pradesh), Ashish Tani Purti (Jharkhand), Abhay Shah (Bihar), Deepakprakash Toppo (Odisha)
Midfielders: Avi Manikpuri (Madhya Pradesh), Romit Pal (Uttar Pradesh), Rahul Yadav (Uttar Pradesh), Karan Dhanuk (Uttar Pradesh), Parvesh Kumar Yadav (DDD), Sahil Duhan (Chandigarh), Arhdip Singh (Punjab), Varinder Singh (Punjab), Gursimranpreet Singh (Punjab), Premchand Soy (Jharkhand), Punit (Haryana), Jatin (Haryana), Arman Soreng (Odisha), Varunpreet Singh (Jammu & Kashmir), Aamod Santosh (Maharashtra), Manish Singh Kunwar (Uttarakhand), M Kavisakthibose (Tamil Nadu), Daksh (Himachal Pradesh)
Forwards: Siddharth Ben (Madhya Pradesh), Karan Gautam (Madhya Pradesh), Gazee Khan (Madhya Pradesh), Prahalad Rajbhar (Uttar Pradesh), Ketan Kushwaha (Uttar Pradesh), Ajay Yadav (DDD), Arjandeep Singh (Chandigarh), Akash Deep (Punjab), Jaysan Kandulna (Jharkhand), Harsh Kumar Goutme (Telangana), Shashank Kumar (Arunachal Pradesh), Adarsh Govind (Karnataka), Om Kumar Yadav (Chhattisgarh), Chirag Saini (Rajasthan), Shahrukh Ali (Uttar Pradesh)
List of Sub Junior Women Players (National Coaching Camp):
Goalkeepers: Khili Kumari (Jharkhand), Mahak Parihar (Madhya Pradesh), Harry (Punjab)
Defenders: Radhika (Haryana), Preety Bilung (Jharkhand), Sugan Sanga (Jharkhand), Nilam Topno (Jharkhand), Kiran Ekka (Odisha), Sonam Yadav (Bihar), Shalini Singh (Madhya Pradesh), Sulochani (Punjab), Rashmeen Kaur (Punjab), Anvi Rawat (Maharashtra), Ankita Lakra (Jharkhand), Shivani Kumari (Bihar), Rupam Kumari (Bihar)
Midfielders: Divya Yadav (Uttar Pradesh), Sneha Davde (Madhya Pradesh), Tongbram Lanchenbi Devi (Manipur), Pushpa Manjhi (Jharkhand), Nancy Saroha (Haryana), Rubina Baxla (Odisha), Kaligota Veena (Telangana), Akansh Mitra (Uttar Pradesh), Lovepreet Kaur (Punjab), Laminganbi Akoijam (Manipur), Akshra Dutta (Jammu & Kashmir)
Forwards: Sandeepa Kumari (Jharkhand), Nammi Geethasri (Madhya Pradesh), Nousheen Naz (Madhya Pradesh), Diya (Haryana), Vaishali Sen (Uttar Pradesh), Shruti Kumari (Jharkhand), Harshita (Punjab), Princess Priya Ekka (Odisha), Priyanka Minz (Odisha), Sweety Kujur (Odisha), K Vanlalpeki (Mizoram), Laldinpuii (Mizoram), C Malsawmzeli (Mizoram), Arika Kumari (Uttar Pradesh), Jonisha Defny MJ (Tamil Nadu)
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