Bangladesh men's, women's teams to compete in junior hockey in S'pore

Bangladesh Hockey Federation on Monday announced 18 members.
Each Bangladesh men's and women's teams to compete in the Junior AHF Cup (U-21) Hockey Tournament beginning in Singapore on June 14, reports UNB.
The tournament will be treated as a qualifying meet for the Junior Asia Cup 2024.
The defending champion Bangladesh Men's Hockey team, along with the newly included Bangladesh Women's Hockey team, will leave the capital togather for Singapore on Wednesday (June 12).
Bangladesh's men's team was placed in Group A along with Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Singapore, and the top two teams from each of the two groups will play in the semifinals.
In the women's section, six teams-Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and hosts Singapore-will play each other in league matches.
The top team will be the women's champions.
The Men's Junior AHF Cup will welcome entries from all AHF Member National Associations, with the exception of India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Pakistan.
These countries have earned automatic qualification for participation in the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2024, based on their final ranking in the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2023.
In addition to the Men's Junior AHF Cup, Singapore will also host the Women's Junior AHF Cup in 2024.
Entries for the Women's Junior AHF Cup are invited from all AHF Member National Associations, except China, India, Japan, Korea, and Malaysia.
Similar to the men's tournament, these countries have secured automatic qualification for participation in the Women's Junior Asia Cup 2024, based on their final ranking in the Men Junior Asia Cup 2023.