<span style="color: #222222;">The National Junior Women's Hockey Championship scheduled to begin from April 3 in Simdega district of Jharkhand has been postponed until further announcement after 11 players and a coach tested COVID-19 positive. Six players and one coach of Hockey Jharkhand team and five players of Hockey Chandigarh team have been detected COVID positive. All other participating teams have been advised to return back following the COVID-19 protocols.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In an online interaction with the COVID-19 infected players of Jharkhand and Chandigarh team, Chief Minister Hemant Soren today asked about their well being and facilities being received at COVID Care centres.</span><br />''<br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">All players have been isolated and the Astroturf stadium is being sanitised after it has been declared as COVID containment zone. People who have come in contact with the infected players are being tested at high priority. Simdega DC Sushant Gaurav informed AIR News that the championship will be organised later as soon as the situation normalises.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a unanimous decision taken by the organising committee and Hockey Jharkhand, the host for the sporting event has confirmed the postponement of the championship to Hockey India and all other participating states.</span><br />''  <br />