Bangladesh Women's Hockey Team Finishes Fifth at Asian Games

Bangladesh women's hockey team lost to Chinese Taipei by 3-2 goals to finish fifth in the six-team Pool A of the 20th Asian Games at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium in Japan on Sunday. Kona Akter scored two field goals in the 19th and 24th minutes after Yu-ting Huang gave Chinese Taipei the lead with a field goal in the sixth minute. Bangladesh defended the 2-1 lead until Yu-chiu Wang levelled the scoreline from a field goal in the 45th minute before Yu-ting Huang scored her second and the match-winner from a penalty corner four minutes later. The Bangladesh women's hockey team, earlier on September 20, suffered a crushing 13-0 defeat to holders and four-time gold medal winners China on their debut in the Asian Games. Bangladesh's dismal campaign continued as they lost to Malaysia 3-1 and South Korea 8-0 before a 3-3 draw against Kazakhstan in their other pool matches. Bangladesh, who have one point from five games, will now play the ninth-place decider against Pool B fifth place finishers Singapore on October 2.