Ranchi, May 26 -- Eight players from Jharkhand, including six women and two men, have been named in the Indian squads for the U-18 Asia Cup Hockey Championship to be held in Kakamigahara, Japan, from May 29 to June 6.
The tournament will be played at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Hockey Stadium, with both the Indian men's and women's teams competing for the continental title.
The six Jharkhand players selected in the 18-member Indian women's squad are Pushpa Manjhi, Sandeepa Kumari, Shruti Kumari, Sungan Sanga, Neelam Topno and Khili Kumari.
The two players from the state in the men's squad are Ashish Tani Purty and Premchand Soy.
Officials of Hockey Jharkhand and the state sports department congratulated the selected players and extend...