News for 06 September 2023
All the news for Wednesday 6 September 2023
Hockey at Asian Games: Historical Records - I
By Tariq Ali
Field hockey was first introduced in the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan in 1958 and the women's hockey competition was incorporated in Asian Games in the 9th Asian Games in New Delhi, 1982.
Following are the final standings of men's and women's field hockey participating teams in the past Asian Games
I Asian Games, New Delhi, 1951
No hockey competition
II Asian Games, Manila, Phillipines, 1954
No hockey competition
III Asian Games, National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan from 25 to 30 May, 1958
Final Standing
1 Pakistan 2 India 3 South Korea 4 Malaya 5 Japan
IV Asian Games, Senayan Hockey Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 25 August to 3 September, 1962
Final Standing
1 Pakistan 2 India 3 Malaya 4 Japan 5 Singapore 6 Hong Kong 7 Ceylon 8 South Korea 9 Indonesia
V Asian Games, Thephasadin Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand from 12 to 19 December, 1966
Final Standing
1 India 2 Pakistan 3 Japan 4 Malaysia 5 Ceylon 6 South Korea 7 Hong Kong 8 Thailand
VI Asian Games, National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 19 December, 1970
Final Standing
1 Pakistan 2 India 3 Japan 4 Malaysia 5 Singapore 6 Ceylon 7 Hong Kong 8 Thailand
VII Asian Games, Aryamehr Hockey Field, Tehran, Iran from 6 to 15 September, 1974
Final Standing
1 Pakistan 2 India 3 Malaysia 4 Japan 5 Sri Lanka 6 Iran
VIII Asian Games, National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand from 10 to 19 December, 1978
Final Standing
1 Pakistan 2 India 3 Malaysia 4 Japan 5 Hong Kong 6 Bangladesh 7 Thailand 8 Sri Lanka
IX Asian Games, Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi, India from 20 November to 1 December, 1982
Final Standing
Men's 1Pakistan 2 India 3 Malaysia 4 Japan 5 South Korea 6 China 7 Bangladesh 8 Hong Kong 9 Oman
Women's 1India 2 South Korea 3 Malaysia 4 Japan 5 Singapore 6 Hong Kong
X Asian Games, Seongnam Field, Seongnam, Seoul, South Korea from 22-30 September, 1986
Final Standing
Men's 1 South Korea 2 Pakistan 3 India 4 Malaysia 5 Japan 6 Hong Kong 7 Bangladesh 8 Oman 9 Thailand
Women's 1 South Korea 2 Japan 3 India 4 Malaysia 5 Singapore 6 Hong Kong
XI Asian Games, Olympic Sports Centre, Beijing's, China from 23 September to 5 October, 1990
Final Standing
Men's 1 Pakistan 2 India 3 Malaysia 4 South Korea 5 China 6 Japan 7 Hong Kong
Women's 1South Korea 2 China 3 Japan 4 India 5 North Korea 6 Singapore
XII Asian Games, Hiroshima Regional Park Stadium, Hiroshima, Japan from 3 to 15 October, 1994
Final Standing
Men's 1 South Korea 2 India 3 Pakistan 4 Japan 5 Malaysia 6 Kazakhstan 7 Bangladesh 8 China 9 Oman
Women's 1 South Korea 2 Japan 3 China 4 India 5 Uzbekistan 6 Singapore
XIII Asian Games, Kasetsart University Bangkok and Queen Siritkit Sports Complex, Bangkok, Thailand from 6-19 December, 1998
Final Standing
Men's 1 India 2 South Korea -3 Pakistan 4 Japan 5 Malaysia 6 China 7 Singapore 8 Hong Kong 9 Bangladesh 10 Thailand
Women's 1 South Korea 2 India 3 China 4 Japan 5 Uzbekistan 7 Kazakhstan 8 Thailand
XIV Asian Games, Gangseo Hockey Stadium, Busan, South Korea from 30 September to 12 October, 2002
Final Standing
Men's 1 South Korea 2 India 3 Malaysia 4 Pakistan 5 China 6 Japan 7 Bangladesh 8 Hong Kong
Women's 1 China 2 South Korea 3 Japan 4 India
XV Asian Games, Al-Rayyan Hockey Field, Doha, Qatar from 4 to 14 December, 2006
Final Standing
Men's 1 South Korea 2 China 3 Pakistan 4 Japan 5 India 6 Malaysia 7 Bangladesh 8 Chinese Taipei 9 Hong Kong 20 Oman
Women's 1 China 2 Japan 3 India 4 South Korea 5 Malaysia 6 Taiwan 7 Hong Kong (Pakistan withdrawn)
XVI Asian Games, Aoti Hockey Field, Guangzhou, China from 15 to 25 October, 2010
Final Standing
Men's 1 Pakistan 2 Malaysia 3 India 4 South Korea 5 China 6 Japan 7 Oman 8 Bangladesh 9 Hong Kong 10 Singapore
Women's 1 China 2 South Korea 3 Japan 4 India 5 Malaysia 6 Thailand** 7 Kazakhstan*
* (Kazakhstan used three players had appeared for Belarus in FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers, Kazan, Russia, 2010)
** Thailand replaced Taiwan
XVII Asian Games, Seonhak Hockey Stadium, Incheon, South Korea from 20 September to 2 October, 2014
Final Standing
Men's 1 India 2 Pakistan 3 South Korea 4 Malaysia 5 China 6 Japan 7 Oman 8 Bangladesh 9 Singapore 10 Sri Lanka
Women's 1 South Korea 2 China 3 India 4 Japan 5 Malaysia 6 Kazakhstan 7 Thailand 8 Hong Kong
Taiwan did not participate
XVIII Asian Games, Gelora Bung Kerno Hockey Field, Jakarta, Indonesia from 20 August to 1 September, 2018
Final Standing
Men's 1 Japan 2 Malaysia 3 India 4 Pakistan 5 South Korea 6 Bangladesh 7 Oman 8 Sri Lanka 9 Thailand 10 Indonesia 11 Kazakhstan 12 Hong Kong
Women's 1 Japan 2 India 3 China 4 South Korea 5 Malaysia 6 Thailand 7 Indonesia 8 Taiwan 9 Hong Kong 10 Kazakhstan
‘I feel proud to wear Indian jersey, says Indian Men’s Hockey Team forward Sukhjeet Singh on playing his maiden Asian Games
The Jalandhar lad has 43 international caps and 13 goals to his name
New Delhi: Indian Men’s Hockey Team forward Sukhjeet Singh considers it a great honour to have the chance to represent India at the upcoming 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022. This will be the Jalandhar-born hockey player’s maiden appearance at the crucial event.
Artur Lucas Joins Hockey India as Coach, Video Analyst
Lucas will work with all four Indian Teams – Senior Men, Senior Women, Junior Men and Junior Women
New Delhi: Hockey India on Tuesday officially welcomed Mr. Artur Lucas as the Coach, Video Analyst. He will work with all four Indian Hockey Teams – Senior Men, Senior Women, Junior Men, and Junior Women at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru.
Tour of Europe exposes Malaysia's weaknesses ahead of hockey JWC
By Aftar Singh
Malaysia (in white) and England in action against England in an Under-21 friendly in Bisham Abbey, United Kingdom, on Tuesday. - Pic courtesy of MHC
KUALA LUMPUR: The national junior hockey team must fix their weaknesses or risk embarrassment in the Junior World Cup (JWC) in December following their unimpressive results during the Tour of Europe.
2023-24 Junior U.S. Men’s National Team Training Squads Announced
Manny Langton. World Sport Pics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Following the Talent Identification and Training Camp that took place July 19 to 22 in Chula Vista, Calif., the U.S. Men’s National Team coaching staff has announced the selections for the 2023-24 Junior U.S. Men’s National Team Training Squads.
November carding camp for Men’s National Team
All Eligible Players Encouraged to Fill Out Expression of Interest Form
Field Hockey Canada is hosting a Men’s National Team carding camp on November 20-24, 2023. The event will take place in the Metro Vancouver area. It will be centred around identifying the Men’s National Squad for the upcoming season, including those fitting the criteria and eligible for nomination for the upcoming cycle of Sport Canada Athlete Assistance Program (AAP) support.
Hockey One League 2023 Finals set to light up Canberra
All eyes will turn to the nation’s capital on 25-26 November as the crème de la crème of Australian hockey battle it out in Canberra in the Hockey One League 2023 Finals Main Event.
England Age Group Players Win REPS Awards
The England U18 and U16 squads presented REPS awards for the final phase of the 2022-23 season, recognizing players who have exemplified the core values of the programme.
NCAA Division 1 results - 6 September
Hofmann succeeds long-serving Fleuren as President of rebranded European Hockey Federation
By Patrick Burke
Spain's Marcos Hofmann has been elected as President of the European Hockey Federation ©EuroHockey
Spain's Marcos Hofmann has won the European Hockey Federation (EHF) Presidential election, beating The Netherlands' Peter Elders by six votes at the General Assembly held in the German city of Mönchengladbach.
Hockey Matters: How to improve with hydration and sleep
By Dan Richardson
That winning feeling with our nutrition expertise PIC: EHL
Hydration and sleep are both key foundations for health and wellness. Without adequate rest, recovery and hydration, all aspects of your physical performance and health will suffer. It is easy to neglect these areas of health, but if you want to perform at your fastest and fittest you need to make sure your hydration and sleep are on point EVERY DAY!