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Bilkan Oram, Deepak Pradhan and Lelsan Minz were the leading scorers for Odisha with five goals each. Lelsan Minz and Bilkan also scored a hat-trick each in the quarterfinal and semifinal against Haryana and Punjab respectively.
ODISHA JUNIOR (U-18) MEN HOCKEY TEAM: Abhimanyu Gouda (GK), Binit Kindo (GK), Bishal Barla, Deonath Nanwar, Sujit Barla, Bishal Kaetha, Alok Kujur, Mandeep Kerketta, Samir Barwa, Mohan Krishna, Deepak Pradhan (C), Leisan Minz, Bimal Lakra, Ajay Xalxo, Ankit Jojo, Amit Kiro, Sujit Tirkey, Bilkan Oram.
Team Staff: Sushil Kumar Kiro (Manager), Lakshmi Narayana Pitti (Coach), Anoop Dev Narayana (Physiotherapist).
ODISHA PERFORMANCE:
1 August 2026 (Pool-B league match): Hockey Association of Odisha (Bilkan Oram 3-PC, Deepak Pradhan 34-FG, 44-PC, Deonath Nanwar 47-FG) beat Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Hockey (Prashant Rajput 21-PC, Himanshu Yadav 25-PC) 4-2. PoM: Bilkan Oram.
2 August 2026 (Pool-B league match): Hockey Association of Odisha (Leisan Minz 13-PC, 44-PC, Bilkan Oram 25-PC, Mohan Krishna 41-FG) beat Manipur Hockey (Harish Singh Leitanthem 38-FG) 4-1. PoM: Mohan Krishna.
5 August 2026 (Quarterfinal): Hockey Association of Odisha (Mandeep Kerketta 3-FG, Lelsan Minz 15-PC, 20-PC, 46-PC, Deepak Pradhan 60-FG) beat Hockey Haryana (Prince 41-FG) 5-1. PoM: Lelsan Minz.
6 August 2026 (Semifinal): Hockey Association of Odisha (Alok Kujur 11-FG, Bilkan Oram 28-PC, 41-PC, 52-PC, Deepak Pradhan 37-FG, Amit Kiro 59-FG) beat Hockey Punjab (Amandeep 7-PC, 42-PC, Mandeep Singh 8-FG, Ajaypal Singh 34-PC) 6-4. PoM: Bilkan Oram.
8 August 2026 (Final): Hockey Association of Odisha (Mandeep Kerketta 2-FG, Deepak Pradhan 45-PC) beat Hockey Madhya Pradesh (Sohil Ali 37-PC) 2-1. PoM: Deepak Pradhan.
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TOP: Players of Odisha Junior Men Hockey Team pose at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar before leaving for the National Championship.
RIGHT: Members of Team Odisha pose with their gold medal and trophy at the 16th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 8 August 2026.
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