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Date: 3/15/2018
 

Now featuring two age categories – Junior (born on or after January 1, 1998) and Youth (born on or after January 1, 2000) – the first IHF Trophy event of a packed 2018 took place in Faisalabad, an industrial city in the eastern Punjab province of Pakistan.

 

This year, the IHF Trophy will feature men’s competitions, ahead of next year when it switches to the women’s competition, and the tournament in Pakistan was full of drama and excitement.

 

Alongside hosts Pakistan (PAK), who had teams in both the youth and junior events, Bangladesh (BAN), India (IND), Maldives (MDV) and Nepal (NEP) competed in the youth competition, while in addition, Afghanistan (AFG) competed in the junior event.

 

After 15 games in the junior competition and 10 in the youth competition on the Open Hard Court Stadium at the University of Agriculture, it was the same 1-2-3 finish in both competitions as India took the titles, and a gold medal in both, with Pakistan claiming silver and Bangladesh in third. The second place in both age groups was heartbreaking for the hosts as they lost to India in both their final group games. Both India teams now progress to the Continental Phase of the IHF Trophy - Asia to be held later this year.

 

The tournament in Faisalabad took place from 10-15 March and in the youth (U19) competition Devender Anumala’s India side were dominant, winning all four of their games, against Nepal (61:14), Bangladesh (41:20), Maldives (62:12) and the hosts, Pakistan (49:30). The Indian men’s junior (U21) team coached by Sarwan Kumar Arora were also able to emulate their younger side by winning all five of their games, against Afghanistan (36:14), Maldives (33:21), Nepal (47:17) and Pakistan (40:29).

 

As well as an impressive opening and closing ceremony which featured cultural shows, teams, officials and a variety of VIPs, including Pakistan’s Minister of State for Textile and Commerce, Muhammad Akram Ansari, and Lt.Gen(r) Syed Arif Hasan, President of the Pakistan National Olympic Committee and Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the IHF conducted coaching and referee seminars with IHF expert Ali Raza Habibi (IRI) overseeing the coaching course and those participants who passed presented with certificates at the closing ceremony.

 

2018 was the second time Faisalabad hosted an IHF Trophy event after the successful men’s and women’s competition held back in December 2014.

 

FINAL RANKINGS: IHF Trophy - Zone II (South and Central Asia)

 

Junior Competition

1 GOLD India (IND)

2 SILVER Pakistan (PAK)

3 BRONZE Bangladesh (BAN)

4 Nepal (NEP)

5 Afghanistan (AFG)

6 Maldives (MDV)

 

Youth Competition

1 GOLD India (IND)

2 SILVER Pakistan (PAK)

3 BRONZE Bangladesh (BAN)

4 Maldives (MDV)

5 Nepal (NEP)

 

FULL RESULTS

 

Saturday 10 March

 

Youth Competition

NEP vs PAK 16:56 (8:30)

MDV vs BAN 21:47 (10:23)

 

Junior Competition

MDV vs BAN 9:45 (5:18)

NEP vs PAK 13:50 (6:23)

AFG vs IND 14:36 (8:19)

 

Sunday 11 March

 

Youth Competition

PAK vs MDV 64:11 (33:6)

NEP vs IND 14:61 (7:23)

 

Junior Competition

BAN vs NEP 43:21 (25:10)

IND vs MDV 33:21 (18:12)

PAK vs AFG 46:15 (21:10)

 

Monday 12 March

 

Youth Competition

IND vs BAN 41:20 (22:13)

MDV vs NEP 26:23 (14:7)

 

Junior Competition

MDV vs PAK 19:43 (7:23)

NEP vs AFG 26:20 (12:12)

BAN vs IND 22:48 (12:30)

 

Tuesday 13 March

 

Youth Competition

IND vs MDV 62:12 (26:7)

BAN vs PAK 17:33 (8:18)

 

Junior Competition

NEP vs IND 17:47 (8:23)

AFG vs MDV 31:12 (15:9)

 

Wednesday 14 March

 

Youth Competition

BAN vs NEP 56:31 (27:16)

 

Junior Competition

PAK vs BAN 44:21 (24:9)

MDV vs NEP 22:32 (11:16)

 

Thursday 15 March

 

Youth Competition

PAK vs IND 44:21 (24:9)

 

Junior Competition

BAN vs AFG 52:21 (23:9)

IND vs PAK 40:29 (18:15)

 

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    Panos ANTONIOU 17 March 2018

    Final Youth

    The result PAK vs IND is obvious incorrect .....

    Panos ANTONIOU 17 March 2018

    Final Youth

    The result PAK vs IND is obvious incorrect