Iran Wins Indoor Hockey Asia Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran won the seventh edition of the Indoor Hockey Asia Cup on Friday.
Esfandyar Safaei’s men trounced Kazakhstan 10-1 in the final match in Doha, Qatar.
Iran defeated Malaysia (11-0), Qatar (9-3), Oman (10-3) and Uzbekistan (12-2) in the five-day tournament.
Iran has won seven times out of seven edition.
Qatar came third after defeating Uzbekistan 5-3 in the bronze medal match.
Iran and Kazakhstan qualified for the Hockey Indoor World Cup 2018 as the tournament’s finalists.
Indoor Hockey Asia Cup is an international men's and women's indoor field hockey tournament governed by the Asian Hockey Federation (ASHF).
It was introduced in 2008 for men's competition and the women's competition was added a year later in 2009.
