54 teams to compete at Youth National Basketball Championship in Pune

Pune will host the 41st Youth National Basketball Championship from October 27, with 28 boys’ teams and 26 girls’ teams competing over eight days. Telangana’s boys and girls will aim to improve on their sixth- and seventh-place finishes, respectively, in the previous edition

Hyderabad: Pune will host the 41st Youth National Basketball Championship at Chondhe Patil Sports Complex and Vidya Valley School from October 27.

A total of 28 boys’ teams and 26 girls’ teams will participate in the championship, with 96 league matches and 48 knockout matches scheduled over eight days.

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Defending champions Tamil Nadu in the boys’ category and Maharashtra in the girls’ category will aim to retain their titles. Teams from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Karnataka will also look to finish among the medal winners.

The Telangana boys’ team, which finished sixth, and the girls’ team, which secured seventh place in the previous edition, will aim to improve their performances this time.

The championship will be inaugurated in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis; Aadhav Arjuna, Tamil Nadu Minister for Public Works and Sports and president of the Basketball Federation of India; and Kulvinder Singh Gill, secretary general of the Basketball Federation of India.