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J&K hockey team beats Gujarat 4-1, shows turnaround since 2025
Jammu & Kashmir’s 4-1 victory over Gujarat in the 16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026, Division ‘C’ has underscored a marked improvement in the union territory’s hockey setup. Greater Kashmir…
The Story in Brief
Jammu & Kashmir’s 4-1 victory over Gujarat in the 16th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2026, Division ‘C’ has underscored a marked improvement in the union territory’s hockey setup. Greater Kashmir reports that since the formation of the new Hockey Jammu & Kashmir Association in 2025, the focus has been on merit-based selection, fitness, discipline, coaching, and player development.
Before 2025, J&K teams routinely lost national-level matches by margins of 10, 15, or even 20 goals. Now they are winning with confidence and authority. The latest result is being hailed as proof of a better system and a targeted approach to nurturing talent, with the association, players, and coaching staff all receiving credit for the change.
The Indian Opinion
One win does not make a revolution, but for J&K hockey it marks a clear departure from years of heavy defeats. Some may hype this as an overnight transformation, yet the real test will be consistency across tournaments and against stronger teams. The claim that a single association change in 2025 caused all this deserves scrutiny: are selections genuinely merit-based, and can the system produce results year after year? Watch how J&K performs in the next national championship before declaring the job done.
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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