The national hockey team will leave for Oman tonight (Tuesday) night to take part in the Asian Games Qualifiers schedule to begin from March 8 to 17 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex with eight participating teams vying for five qualifying berths.
Talking to BSS hockey team’s head coach Mahbub Harun told BSS that the 22 players and six officials of the team got Government Order to fly for Oman to take part in the Asian Games Qualifiers, the comparatively easier side.
In the Qualifiers, Oman are placed in Group B along with Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei and Kazakhstan and Group A comprises Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Thailand and Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, Indonesia will qualify as the hosts of 2018 Asian Games, the other eight teams will be battling for the five qualifying places to complete the 12-team hockey competition in the Asiad.
The five qualifying teams as well as hosts Indonesia will join India, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Korea, Japan and China in the hockey competition of the 2018 Asian Games scheduled to be held on August 18 to September 2.
