Coimbatore, Aug. 6 -- Hockey Association of Odisha and Hockey Madhya Pradesh secured impressive victories in their respective semi-finals to book their places in the Final of the 16th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2026 - Division 'A', being played in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

In the opening semi-final, Hockey Association of Odisha defeated Hockey Punjab 6-4 in a thrilling high-scoring encounter, according to a press release.

Odisha displayed attacking flair throughout the match, with Bilkan Oram emerging as the star performer after completing a brilliant hat-trick. He found the back of the net in the 28th, 41st and 52nd minutes to lead his side to victory.

Alok Kujur opened the scoring for Odisha in the 11th minute, while...