Malaysia Unchallenged in Women’s Hockey

MALAYSIA, heavy favorites coming in, finished off their comfortable run through the women’s hockey competition with a 6-1 gold medal victory over Thailand on Friday at the Theinphyu Hockey Field in Yangon. Myanmar sewed up the bronze, avenging a group stage loss to Singapore.

The bronze medal win for Myanmar comes as the team was only formed some six months ago from mostly recruited football players. Singapore had previously beat Myanmar 2-1 in the preliminary round.

Malaysia Women's Hockey Squad Thrash Myanmar

MALAYSIA UPDATED. The national women's hockey squad began their hunt for gold at the Myanmar SEA Games in style when they thrashed hosts Myanmar 6-0 at the Theinphyu Hockey Stadium here, Friday.
 
In the first half, the two sides had a fair exchange of attacks until Rabiatul Adawiyah Mohamed netted the first goal through a penalty corner in the 27th minute.

Field Hockey Squad to Debut at SEA Games

VIETNAM UPDATED. Viet Nam's field hockey team will make history when, for the first time, it competes at the SEA Games during this week's first international tournament.

The sport, which has been played in Viet Nam for about 10 years but has not become popular, also marks its return to the regional biennial tournament after eight years, since last being played during the Games in 2005 in Manila, the Philippines.