The 16th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship commenced with a series of dominant performances at the Rajgir Sports Complex in Rajgir. Teams such as Hockey Punjab, Hockey Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, and Hockey Jharkhand secured decisive wins in Division A, while Division B saw emphatic victories from Hockey Bengal and Hockey Arunachal. The opening fixtures highlighted both emerging talent and structural disparities, reinforcing the importance of sustained grassroots investment in Indian women’s hockey.