The Women’s Asian Champions Trophy will be making its 8th edition. Hockey India has been allowed to host the upcoming tournament. This is the second consecutive time the competition will be hosted in India. On Thursday the Indian Hockey Association took a massive step toward developing state hockey. The tournament will be taking place from November 11th to 20. To develop the sports infrastructure in Bihar the tournament will be organised in Rajgir.
All the competitions will be played in the newly constructed Rajgir Hockey Stadium, where India will defend their title against teams from China, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, and Korea. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed his excitement for hosting the event. He said that the Bihar government is thrilled to welcome the 8th Hockey Women’s Asian Champions Trophy to Rajgir. He promised that every effort would be taken to ensure the tournament’s success.
The previous edition was hosted in Ranchi, Jharkhand, which the team hist nation won. It will be a tougher tournament with China being the silver medalist in the recently concluded Paris Olympics 2024. The other teams like Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Korea will also give tough competitions. Korea is the most number of time champions of the tournament.
Bihar sports to develop through Women’s Asian Champions Trophy
Will this mark a new beginning of Bihar sports? The state has been under the shadow in terms of sports and the enthusiasm is very low. However, organising such tournaments will increase the passion and love for the sports like Hockey, and young guns can be inspired to get into the field and shine for the state and then make a name for themselves in the field of sports for their country.
The Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey competition is played in a round-robin format, with teams playing each other. The top four teams advance to the semi-finals, with the champions facing off in the final on November 20, 2024. India has the chance to get tied up with an equal number of trophies with South Korea by winning the tournament.
