India Wins Bronze in Asia Cup Hockey Tournament

Highlights:

• In the eight-team Asia Cup hockey tournament, India beat Japan for the second time to win the bronze medal. This match was held at the GBK Sports Complex in Jakarta. 
• Raj Kumar Pal scored in the seventh minute which saw India clinch the medal with a 1-0 score.
• In the final of the tournament, South Korea beat Malaysia 2-1 to win the gold medal. 
• South Korea has won this tournament for the fifth time, the most successful team on the list. India and Pakistan have won this tournament thrice.
• India won this tournament in the years 2003, 2007, and 2017.
• The Men’s Hockey Asia Cup is an international men’s field hockey tournament that is organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. 
• The team that wins this tournament becomes the champion of Asia and also qualifies for the FIH Hockey World Cup. 
• This tournament was founded in the year 1982 with Pakistan winning the inaugural tournament.

• The governing body for field hockey sport in Asia is the Asian Hockey Federation. 
• Currently, it has 31-member associations. 
• This organization is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH). 
• Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is the current president of the Asian Hockey Federation.