The inaugural Asmita Hockey State League will be played at the Maj Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Nehrunagar-Pimpri here from Saturday. The tournament is being held under the aegis of Hockey India, Sports Authority of India, and Hockey Maharashtra. In the junior girls section, competition will be held for teams from eight districts while the same number of teams will compete in the sub-junior girls category. The league aims to increase the participation of women in Sports by organising various leagues, to utilise the leagues as a platform for identification of new talents, evaluation of existing Khelo India athletes and to provide competition exposure to women athletes of different age categories across the Country. The teams in each category will engage in a round-robin league initially. The top two from each category. will play in the knock-out semifinal round followed by the final. The final will take place on March 14 at the same venue as the exhibition match between ex-Olympians and international players from the State playing against school girls.
