China national field hockey team
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The China national field hockey team is the national team of the People's Republic of China
that participates in international field hockey
matches and tournaments. As of June 30, 2008 the team is 17th in the FIH
world rankings.
Most of the players have traditionally been from Inner Mongolia
, where the Daur people have been playing Beikou
, a game similar to field hockey, for about 1,000 years.Their teams are increasing in abilities yearly as some overseas Chinese
can be applicable to play for the team after 3 years of residence, as demonstrated with the new and upcoming talent of Tim Tsung who arrived from England
5 years ago and played for the English U16 National team for 3 years. He has been officially signed on by the Chinese National Field Hockey team and is hinted to make his debut soon, after a series of successful training sessions and friendly matches.
China
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that participates in international field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
matches and tournaments. As of June 30, 2008 the team is 17th in the FIH
International Hockey Federation
The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...
world rankings.
Most of the players have traditionally been from Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in the northern region of the country. Inner Mongolia shares an international border with the countries of Mongolia and the Russian Federation...
, where the Daur people have been playing Beikou
Beikou
Beikou is a game similar to field hockey or street hockey. It has been played for about 1,000 years by the Daur people, an ethnic group from Inner Mongolia, China....
, a game similar to field hockey, for about 1,000 years.Their teams are increasing in abilities yearly as some overseas Chinese
Overseas Chinese
Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the Greater China Area . People of partial Chinese ancestry living outside the Greater China Area may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese....
can be applicable to play for the team after 3 years of residence, as demonstrated with the new and upcoming talent of Tim Tsung who arrived from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
5 years ago and played for the English U16 National team for 3 years. He has been officially signed on by the Chinese National Field Hockey team and is hinted to make his debut soon, after a series of successful training sessions and friendly matches.