Affan netted in the 8th, 11th, and 27th minutes, while Shaik Aijaz Ali (18th) and Mohammed Ali Khan (21st) scored a goal each in the team’s championship triumph.
Jharkhand, last year’s runners-up, were in no mood to forgo their chance of becoming champions as they defeated Madhya Pradesh 1-0 in a hard-fought final to clinch the 14th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women’s National Championship at the RRC Grounds, Secunderabad, on Friday.
Table tennis, squash and triathlon have also been axed in a bid to limit the cost and streamline logistics given that only four venues will host the entire showpiece
The State men's team delivered a stellar performance, securing a convincing 4-0 win against Pondicherry, while the women's team also triumphed with a 2-0 scoreline over Pondicherry.
India took an early lead in the second minute as the match started, with a powerful drag flick from skipper Harmanpreet converting an early penalty corner.
Aryan Karra will lead Telangana State Inline Hockey Team that will compete in the upcoming 61st National Roller Skating Championship set to be held in Chandigarh
India men's hockey team head coach Craig Fulton admitted that his team lost control as 2018 gold medal winners Japan inched closer in the final quarter by making an unprecedented comeback in the ongoing Asian Games on Thursday.
Abhishek (13', 48'), Mandeep Singh (24'), and Amit Rohidas (34') were the goal scorers for India, securing a crucial victory. Japan's Genki Mitani (57') and Ryosei Kato (60') found the net for their team.