Chittagong take on Bangladesh Kr ira Shlkhsha Prot ishthan (HKSPI In i iw Inaugural ma 3lh national youth

lux key championship at 3 00 pm today at the hockey ground ol the BKSP the sprawling sports complex at Jirani. Savar

Fifteen district teams dl vlded into four groups are tak Ing part in this knockout meet, the final of which is scheduled on February 10.

Reigning champions Farid pur will play their first match against the winners of the Sylhet-Rajshahi Prime Sports Training Institute (RPSTT) tie on February 7

Dhaka.,who finished run

ners up last year will open their campaign against Plroj par tomorrow

The contestants are. Farid pur. Dhaka. Jesaore Rajshahl. Sylhet. Patuakhali. Chittagong. Plrojpur. Munshlgan|. Gazipur. Jamalpiir Mymensingh Dhaka Education Board (DEB) BKSP and Rajshahi Primary Sports Training Institute (RPST1).

State Minister lor Youth and Sports Sadeque Hossain will inaugurate the nine day meet at 2 30 pm today

Wtth organisers Bangladesh Hockey Federation unable to find sponsors for the meet, hosts BKSP will provide the food and lodging for the participating tearrib

Originally planned for the Hockey Stadium the meet is being held at Jhe BKSP for the

first time because the Hockey Stadium ground, which hosted the kabaddl competitions of the recent Sixth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games. Is yet to be ready for staging any matches Moreover, the Dhaka Metropolis Football Association (DM FA) decision to hold some of the Second Division matches contributed substan Hally to the deterioration of the ground condition.

Meanwhile the BHF selected 15 umpires for the 13th national youth hockey championship. They are. Mirza Farid Ahmed. Sheikh Nurul Islam. Pratap Shankar Hazra. Abdur Razzak Ehtesham Sultan. Ma qsudur Rahman. Aslam Belim.-Nazlmuddin. Monowarui Islam. Iqbal Hossain. Delwar Hosain and Nur Mohammad.