Archive · 14 Sep 2026
India’s Junior Hockey Teams Complete Historic Asia Cup Double
India’s junior men’s and women’s hockey teams both won their Asia Cup finals.
The men beat South Korea 4-1.
Ajeet Yadav, Anmol Ekka, Prabhdeep Singh and Ashu Maurya scored for India.
Lee Minhyeok scored South Korea’s only goal.
The women beat China 1-0 in a much closer match.
Sanika Chandrakant Mane scored the women’s winning goal.
Both teams kept their titles and earned places in the Junior Hockey World Cup.
Hockey India also announced prize money for the players and support staff.
India’s junior men defeated South Korea 4-1 in Moqi, China, winning a record sixth men’s Junior Asia Cup title.
The men’s team scored through Ajeet Yadav, Anmol Ekka, Prabhdeep Singh and Ashu Maurya before Lee Minhyeok replied for South Korea.
India’s junior women defeated hosts China 1-0, with Sanika Chandrakant Mane scoring the only goal.
Both Indian teams retained their continental crowns and qualified for the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup.
Hockey India announced rewards of Rs 3 lakh per player and Rs 1.5 lakh for each support staff member.
- Who
- India’s junior men’s and women’s hockey teams, South Korea’s men’s team and China’s women’s team.
- What
- India won both Junior Hockey Asia Cup finals, with the men defeating South Korea 4-1 and the women beating China 1-0.
- When
- Sunday, September 13; the men’s goals came between the ninth and 54th minutes, while the women’s decisive goal came in the 17th minute.
- Where
- Moqi Training Base in Moqi, China.
- Why
- The victories retained India’s continental crowns, secured qualification for the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup and extended the men’s record to six titles while completing a third women’s title in succession.
- Men’s final
- India defeated South Korea 4-1
- Women’s final
- India defeated China 1-0
- Men’s title count
- Record sixth Junior Asia Cup title
- Women’s achievement
- Third consecutive Junior Asia Cup title
- Men’s halftime score
- India led South Korea 3-0
- World Cup qualification
- Both Indian teams secured places in the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup
- Prize money
- Rs 3 lakh for each player and Rs 1.5 lakh for each support staff member
