Asian Games: Japan win women's hockey opener with Olympics at stake

Japan beat Indonesia 7-0 in the women's hockey opener at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, making a strong start in their bid to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics by winning the tournament.While world No. 11 Japan had to wait until late in the second quarter to find their way past 45th-ranked Indonesia, the hosts were rarely threatened in the Pool B match at Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium.The Japanese women won their first Asian Games gold in 2018 in Jakarta before finishing fourth last time out in 2023 in Hangzhou, China. Hockey is one of the sports where Olympic qualificatio…READ FULL ARTICLE