Nehru Hockey calendar released, to begin on October 9

New Delhi: Nehru hockey season - longest chain of tournaments in the country - gets underway with the start of Charanjit Rai 32nd Nehru Girls hockey from October 9, 2026 at Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi.

Thirty top teams of the country in under-17 section will participate in 11-day event. Jang Bahadur Singh, MD Sangha Group and Mamta Kharab, former India captain and Olympian are likely esteemed guests on the second Friday of October in a colourful march past at 2 pm.

Final of the tournament will be played at 2-30 pm on Oct 19.

The girls (under-17) event will be followed by Sardar Manmohan Singh 43rd Nehru sub junior boys (under-15) hockey from October 21 to 31, 2026, informed Kukoo Walia, Secretary General of the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society while releasing the calendar.

Kanwarji Construction 54th Nehru junior boys (under-17) would held at the same venue from November 1 to 12, he said adding that most teams for age-group competitions come through pre-Nehru tournaments held across the States and UTs.

The age-group competitions, Walia announced, would be played in three phases.

The first phase would have 15 teams divided into five groups of three each. Winner of each group will make it to phase II where they would be joined by seven teams seeded on the basis of their past performances.

The phase II would have 12 teams divided into four groups. The top team from each group will make it to Phase III, where these teams would be joined by eight seeded teams. These 12 teams will figure in four groups.

Winner of each Phase III group will make it to the knock out semi-finals of tournament.

The feature event of season SNBP 62nd Nehru Senior hockey for men will be staged, after a brief break, from December 15 to 26. Teams from Indian Railways, Indian Oil, Indian Air Force, the Navy and Army, PSB and Canara Bank will be the main attraction apart from others.

The last tourney of the season SNBP 5th Nehru women's hockey will be hosted from December 27, 2026 to January 3.

The women's tournament is being revived this year after a break.

Co-sponsorship opportunities

The 55-day long hockey action carries opportunities for all to collaborate the prestigious chain of tournaments as co-sponsors, associate sponsors, media partners, health and wellness allies, transports, catering collaborators.

Sports enthusiasts can also sponsor trophies and fund cash prizes for top two team in all the tournaments besides patronaging teamplay awards and best captain, forward, midfielder, defender and goalkeeper prizes! There is privision for corporate to set up their special enclosures.

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