China men's national field hockey team

China
China
Association Chinese Field Hockey Association
Confederation AHF (Asia)
FIH ranking 27 (2014)
First kit
Second kit

The China men's national field hockey team represents the People's Republic of China in international field hockey matches and tournaments.

History

The team participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Most of the players have traditionally been from Inner Mongolia, where the Daur people have been playing Beikou, a game similar to field hockey, for about 1,000 years. The modern game started in China in the mid 1970s.[1] The team has since developed its talent with some overseas Chinese players became eligible to play for the team after 3 years of residence. This is evident in players such as Tim Tsung, who arrived from England 5 years ago and played for the English U16 National team for 3 years (he was signed by the national team and made his debut after a series of successful training sessions and friendly matches).[2]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics
  • 2008 – 11th place

FIH Hockey World League

Asian Games

Hockey Asia Cup

Asian Hockey Champions Trophy

See also

China women's national field hockey team

References

  1. ↑ "Chinese Field Hockey Association". 14 November 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ↑ McGrath, Charles (August 22, 2008). "A Chinese Hinterland, Fertile With Field Hockey". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
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