Field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
at the
2003 Afro-Asian Games
The 2003 Afro-Asian Games, officially known as the First Afro-Asian Games or I Afro-Asian Games and unofficially known as the Inaugural Afro-Asian Games, was a major international multi-sport sporting event, event held in Hyderabad, India, from ...
was held over a period of eight days, from 23 October to 31 October 2003. It was one of the two sports which started before the opening ceremony of the Games, the other being
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
. The medal ceremonies were held on 30 October (women) and 31 October (men). All events took place at the
Gachibowli Hockey Stadium
Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi Athletic Stadium, formerly known as the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium ( te, జి. ఎం. సి. బాలయోగి అథ్లెటిక్ స్టేడియం), is a multipurpose stadium situated in t ...
,
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...
, India.
Competition
Eight teams each for the men's and women's events participated in the competition. The teams were divided into two pools, A and B, each consisting of four teams. Two rounds were held - league matches, and finals.
Men's tournament
Participating nations
;Pool A
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;Pool B
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Group Stage Matches
0 - 3
1 - 1
4 - 3
5 - 1
5 - 0
3 - 0
3 - 1
3 - 5
5 - 0
2 - 1
4 - 2
4 - 2
Knockout stage
Fifth-eighth place classification
0 - 1
4 - 0
Seventh-eighth place classification
2 - 3
Fifth-sixth place classification
3 - 2
Semi-finals
0 - 2
4 - 6
Medal matches
medal match
2 - 1
medal match
3 - 1
Medallists
Women's tournament
Participating nations
;Pool A
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;Pool B
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Medallists
External links
2003 Afro-Asian Games
2003 Afro-Asian Games
2003 in field hockey
2003
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