First Asia Indoor Hockey Tournament

THE first Asia Indoor Hockey Tournament will be held at the Indra Mulia Stadium in Ipoh on Dec 10-15.
And the tournament will be named the Azlan Shah Cup, as agreed by the Sultan of Perak in a meeting held on Sept 26.
“We have sent out invitations to a host of countries, and are expecting a good response before the closing date which is at the end of the month,” said Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) secretary Sgt Hashim Yusoff.
MHF will be working with the Asian Hockey Federation (AFH), with the tournament being run by the Perak HA.
And some of the countries which have been invited are Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, Singapore, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Hong Kong, Iran and many others.
Meanwhile, the seven-team 18th Azlan Shah Cup will be held from April 23 to May 2 next year at the Azlan Shah stadium in Ipoh.
“The FIH (International Hockey Federation) has agreed to the date, and the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHF) will be sending out invitations soon,” said Hashim.
Malaysia will invite defending champions Argentina, Pak istan, India, Canada, Belgium and England. The reserves will be New Zealand, South Korea, China and South Africa.