Sportslinkpk Latest Sports News in English
Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament starts today in China , Pakistan favorite for the title
. ….( Asghar Ali Mubarak )…
Pakistan is among the favorite teams to win the title of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
Pakistan will play its first match against Malaysia today on September 8th at 12:45 Pakistan time.
Remember that India is the defending champion ,last year India defeated Malaysia 4-3 in the final and won the fourth title , while Japan defeated South Korea 5-3 to win the bronze medal.
In addition to Pakistan, teams from India, Korea, Malaysia, Japan and China are participating in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament, which will be played from September 8 to September 17 in Holy Nabibor, China.
The team is capable of winning the Pakistan Champions Trophy hockey tournament this time, Pakistan have won the Asian Champions Trophy three times.
It is to be noted that after the defeat by India on August 9, 2023, Pakistan was out of the semi-final race for the first time in the Asian Champions Trophy. It was very important for Pakistan to win the match to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Champions Trophy.
In the match played in Chennai, the host Indian team dominated the Pakistan team from the beginning. The Indian team got the first penalty corner in the fifteenth minute of the match, which was converted into a goal by the Indian player Harmanpreet Singh.
In the thirty-third minute, Harmanpreet scored the second goal to give India a two-zero lead, in the third quarter, Jigraj Singh scored a penalty corner, and in the fifty-fifth minute, Akashdeep Singh scored the fourth goal. The Pakistani hockey team did not score any goals. .
In Chennai Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament, Pakistan was defeated by Malaysia by three goals to one in their first match. After that, Pakistan’s second match in the event was tied with one goal against South Korea.
Was defeated by two goals. Organized by Pakistan Hockey Federation, the training camp of the national hockey team continued in the Naseer Banda Hockey Stadium Islamabad to participate in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
Pakistan will play its first match on September 8 at 12:45 PM Pakistan time against Malaysia. Pakistan will play its second match on September 9 at 10:30 PM Pakistan time against Korea.
The third match will be played against Japan on September 11 at 10:30 Pakistan time. The fourth match will be played against China on September 12 at 3:00 Pakistan time. While Pakistan will play its fourth and final pool match against arch-rivals India on September 14 at 12:45 Pakistan time.
India won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 1-2 in the hockey competition of the Olympics in Paris, the capital of France. Earlier, the Indian hockey team also won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
India won the match and the bronze medal thanks to two goals by captain Harmanpreet Singh in a thrilling contest