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Men’s and Women’s Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers 2018

11 Men’s and 9 Women’s Teams to participate
25th to 29th April 2018 – Bangkok, Thailand
2 Men’s and 2 Women’s teams to qualify for Youth Olympic Games 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The schedule for Men’s and Women’s Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers 2018 has been finalized. The tournament will start from the 25th and will be held in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament, along with the Youth Olympic Games Hockey Competition will follow a Hockey 5’s format. Players ranging from ages between 15 and 18 years old will showcase their talent in the 5-day long event. Two teams from each category, Men’s and Women’s, will qualify for the main event.

Men’s Pool A:

India
Korea
Japan
Hong Kong China
Thailand

Men’s Pool B:

Malaysia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Singapore
Chinese Taipei
Cambodia

Women’s Pool A:

China
Japan
Malaysia
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong China

Women’s Pool B:

Korea
India
Thailand
Singapore

Hockey was introduced at the Youth Olympic Games in the 2010 edition. The inaugural edition was an outdoor hockey event, in which Australia won the gold medal, defeating Pakistan by 2-1. In 2014, Hockey 5’s was introduced, and Australia again emerged victorious, beating Canada 3-2 on penalty strokes, after a 3-3 standard time finish. The Women’s edition was won by the Netherlands in 2010 and China in 2014.

Men’s and Women’s Asian YOG Qualifiers 2018 – Match Schedule (rev 28 March 2018)

YOG Qualifiers Match Schedule (by pitch)

Men’s and Women’s Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers 2018

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