Junior Indian Women’s Hockey Team will take on Thailand
The junior men’s team will take on Hong Kong China and South Korea in their third and fourth pool games on Friday (April 27), while the women’s side will take on Thailand.
The five-day tournament is a qualifying event for Youth Olympic Games 2018 to be held at Buenos Aires, which will follow the futuristic Hockey 5’s format.
The junior Indian men and women’s hockey teams continued their good form at the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers in Bangkok on Thursday (April 26). The Junior women’s team crushed South Korea 10-0 while the men’s side beat Japan 6-2.
In their second Pool B match, the junior women’s team ended the first period in India’s favour at 3-0. The Indian team continued to attack scoring four goals in the second period. Three more goals were scored in the final period for the final scoreline to read 10-0. This win put India on top of Pool B with six points.
Meanwhile, the men’s team got the better of Japan 6-2 in their second fixture of the event. The win helped the men’s team to top of Pool A with six points.
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