Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 LIVE UPDATES: India will start their title defense with match against hosts China on Sunday.
The reigning champions, the Indian men’s hockey team, will start their defence of the 2024 Asian Champions Trophy title on Sunday, September 8, against hosts China at the Moqi training base in Hulunbuir City, Mongolia, from 3:30 PM IST.
The Harmanpreet Singh-led men in blue are riding high after their second consecutive bronze medal at the Olympics in Paris last month. India, who are also the most successful team in the history of the Asian Champions Trophy, having won the silverware four times (one shared with Pakistan in 2018), will once again be the favourites to take the trophy home in the six-team, ten-day tournament in China.
2024 Asian Champions Trophy Full Schedule India’s biggest highlight before the match would be the replacement for their veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who announced his retirement after the Paris Olympics.
