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India won Asia Cup hockey

October 23 , 2017 2588 days 1340 0
  • India won the Asia Cup Hockey 2017 by defeating Malaysia by 2- 1 in a final match held at Dhaka,Bangladesh. It was India’s overall third Asia Cup title and earlier it had won it in 2003 and 2007.
  • Pakistan secured 3rd place by defeating South Korea with 6-3 in the Play-Off round.
Asia Cup Hockey
  • The ASHF Asia Cup is an international men's and women's field hockey tournament governed by the Asian Hockey Federation (ASHF).
  • It was introduced in 1982 for men's competition and the women's competition was added a year later as non-official championship until the official tournament held in 1985.
  • South Korea has been the most successful team with 4 titles in Men's and 3 titles in Women's competition.

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