Hockey U18 Men and Women Camp: Hockey India has announced the list of 84 players (42 men and 42 women) for the Under-18 National Coaching Camp starting from Monday at the Bhopal Center of Sports Authority of India (SAI). The players have been selected on the basis of the recently concluded 16th Hockey India Sub Junior National Championship.
After the camp, only 18 players will be selected in the final list. This camp will be part of the final preparations for the Men’s and Women’s Under-18 Asia Cup Kakamigahara 2026. The Asia Cup will be held in Japan from May 29 to June 6. The most special thing of this camp will be the exposure series to be held at SAI Bhopal.
In this series, Indian Men’s and Women’s Under-18 teams will play practice matches against Australia’s Under-18 teams from 11 to 21 May. The purpose of these matches is to give international level experience to the players, so that they can prepare better for big tournaments. This camp is not limited to just training, but it is also considered very important for the final selection. On the basis of the performance of this camp, those players will be selected who will represent India in the Under-18 Asia Cup. Rani Rampal will head the women’s camp, while Sardar Singh and Rajneesh Mishra will be in-charge of the men’s camp.
List of players for Men’s Under-18 Camp
The 42-member men’s squad has a strong squad from Uttar Pradesh (7), followed by Madhya Pradesh (6) and Punjab (4). Apart from this, there are 3 players each from Odisha, Jharkhand and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DDD), while 2 players each from Bihar, Haryana, Chandigarh and Tamil Nadu have been included in the camp. At the same time, 1 player each from Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan is included in the camp.
goalkeeper: Ayush Rajak (Madhya Pradesh), Birendra Kumar (DDD), Vishal Bada (Odisha), Sawan Kumar (Bihar)
defender: Ansh Bahita (Madhya Pradesh), Nitish Yadav (Uttar Pradesh), Ashish Tani Purti (Jharkhand), Abhay Shah (Bihar), Deepak Prakash Toppo (Odisha)
midfielder: Avi Manikpuri (Madhya Pradesh), Romit Pal (Uttar Pradesh), Rahul Yadav (Uttar Pradesh), Karan Dhanuk (Uttar Pradesh), Parvesh Kumar Yadav (DDD), Sahil Duhan (Chandigarh), Arhadeep Singh (Punjab), Varinder Singh (Punjab), Gursimran Preet Singh (Punjab), Premchand Soy (Jharkhand), Puneet (Haryana), Jatin (Haryana), Armaan Soreng (Odisha), Varunpreet Singh (Jammu and Kashmir), Amod Santosh (Maharashtra), Manish Singh Kunwar (Tamil Nadu), M Kavishakti Bose (Tamil Nadu), Daksh (Himachal Pradesh).
forward: Siddharth Benn (Madhya Pradesh), Karan Gautam (Madhya Pradesh), Ghazi Khan (Madhya Pradesh), Prahlad Rajbhar (Uttar Pradesh), Ketan Kushwaha (Uttar Pradesh), Ajay Yadav (DDD), Arjandeep Singh (Chandigarh), Akash Deep (Punjab), Jayson Kandulna (Jharkhand), Harsh Kumar Gautam (Telangana), Shashank Kumar (Arunachal Pradesh), Adarsh Govind (Karnataka), Om Kumar Yadav (Chhattisgarh), Chirag Saini (Rajasthan), Shahrukh Ali (Uttar Pradesh).
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List of players for Women’s Under-18 Camp
The 42-member women’s team is being led by 8 players from Jharkhand, while 5 players each from Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Odisha. There are 4 players from Uttar Pradesh, while 3 each from Haryana, Bihar and Mizoram. There are 2 players from Manipur, followed by 1 player each from Maharashtra, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu.
goalkeeper: Khili Kumari (Jharkhand), Mehak Parihar (Madhya Pradesh), Harry (Punjab)
defender: Radhika (Haryana), Preeti Billung (Jharkhand), Sugan Sanga (Jharkhand), Neelam 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).
midfielder: Divya Yadav (Uttar Pradesh), Sneha Davde (Madhya Pradesh), Tongbram Lanchenbi Devi (Manipur), Pushpa Manjhi (Jharkhand), Nancy Saroha (Haryana), Rubina Baksala (Odisha), Kaligota.
Forward: Sandeepa Kumari (Jharkhand), Nammi Geethashree (Madhya Pradesh), Nausheen Naz (Madhya Pradesh), Dia (Haryana), Vaishali Sen (Uttar Pradesh), Shruti Kumari (Jharkhand), Harshita (Punjab), Princess Priya Ekka (Odisha), Priyanka Minz (Odisha), Sweety Kujur (Odisha), K Vanlalpeki (Mizoram), Laldinpui (Mizoram), C. Malsawmjeli (Mizoram), Arika Kumari (Uttar Pradesh), Jonisha Dafni MJ (Tamil Nadu).
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