Uttar Pradesh will host the eighth Hockey India Senior National 'A' Division Championship from March 15 to 26, 2018. The state had hosted the sixth championship in Etawah in 2016, while the seventh was held in Bhopal this year. Hockey India, Uttar Pradesh, secretary and Olympian RP Singh said today that all matches will be played at the Mohammad Shahid AstroTurf stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. Around 20 teams from across the country will participate in the elite hockey tournament with reigning champions Railways defending their title with the help of several international players. Among the teams expected are Punjab, Odisha, Indian University, Mumbai, Karnataka, AG Office, Services, Punjab and Sind Bank, Namdhari XI and Madhya Pradesh.