India's preparatory camp for Junior Women's Asia Cup begins

New Delhi: India's preparatory camp ahead of seventh Junior Women's Asia Cup started at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here.

A total of 48 core probables will take part in the camp under the watchful eyes of coach NS Saini for a week after which the list will trimmed down to 33 on June 5.

The Junior Women's Asia Cup will be held in China from September 5 to 13.

Commenting on the camp, Hockey India's High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans said: "This year the national championship was very fruitful for us. We got players who could be further nurtured and taken to the next level. This camp includes players who are very skillful and we know they will make it to the international arena very soon."

List of Probables:

Goalkeepers: Sonal Minz, Swetha, Inderpreet Kaur, Divya Thepe, Priya Rani, Suruj Kisku.

Defenders: Priya, Ashmita Barla, Rukhmani Dodray, Rashmita Minz, Rajani Soreng, Anuja Singh, Aarti, Sitamani Topno, Lalhlun Mawii Pachuav, Mahima Chaudray.

Midfielders: Manpreet Kaur, Pooja Rani, Ranjitha A K, Shyama Tirgam, Preeti Dubey, Karishma Yadav, Navdeep Kaur, Swetha, Rajni Bala, Subhasi Hemron, Nil Projita Manji, Lalruatfeli H, Lalhmun Mawii Fanai, Udita.

Forwards: Rashmi P P, Anima Minz, Narinder Kaur, Puja Yadav, Jyoti Gupta, Sonika, Navpreet Kaur, Jyoti, Manisha, Kanti Pradhan, Priyanka Wankhede, Sarita Devi, Pramila Soreng, Alka Dung Dung, Sandhya H P, Neha Goyal, Navneet Kaur, Pratiba Arya.