New Delhi, 28th May, 2023: Sunday evening at the Men’s Junior Hockey Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman was lit up by a scintillating performance from the Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team as they defeated Thailand with a scoreline of 17-0 in their Pool A fixture. The result means the Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team finished the group stage of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 unbeaten and have also progressed to the Semi-Finals of the tournament.
India have qualified for the FIH Junior Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023, which is scheduled to be held from December 5 to 16, 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. India qualified after reaching the final four stages of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023. The top three teams from the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 were set to qualify for the Junior World Cup, however with Malaysia receiving a direct entry as the host nation, the other three Semi-Finalists of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup have qualified for the prestigious event.