Field hockey at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
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Field hockey
was one of 26 sport
s featured at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
from August 16–23, 2010 at Sengkang Hockey Stadium
in Singapore
. Players must have been born between January 1, 1993 and December 31, 1994.
Singapore chose to field a boys' team, and the extra unused quota in the girls' tournament was allocated to Europe. The full list of qualified teams is as below:
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...
was one of 26 sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s featured at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...
from August 16–23, 2010 at Sengkang Hockey Stadium
Sengkang Hockey Stadium
The Sengkang Hockey Stadium serves the residents of Sengkang, a new suburb in the north-eastern part of Singapore. Sengkang Hockey Stadium is part of the Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre.-History:...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. Players must have been born between January 1, 1993 and December 31, 1994.
Qualification
Each winner of five continental qualification tournaments gained automatic entry. The hosts Singapore were limited to fielding just one team.Singapore chose to field a boys' team, and the extra unused quota in the girls' tournament was allocated to Europe. The full list of qualified teams is as below:
| Continent | Boys | Girls |
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| Europe European Hockey Federation The European Hockey Federation is an European sports federation for field hockey, based in Dublin, Ireland. It is the umbrella organisation for all European national federations and organises the Euro Hockey League... |
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| Americas Pan American Hockey Federation The Pan American Hockey Federation is the field and Indoor hockey federation for the Americas. It consists of 26 Members. It is associated with International Hockey Federation and hosts several continental competitions for national teams.-Member associations:... |
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| Asia Asian Hockey Federation The Asian Hockey Federation is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Asia. It now has 30 member associations.-Member associations:... |
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| Africa African Hockey Federation African Hockey Federation is the continental governing body of field hockey in Africa. It is affiliated by International Hockey Federation and has 17 member nations. It bi-annually organizes Hockey African Cup for Nations, a men's and women's hockey tournament for African nations... |
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Medal summary
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