The Papua New Guinea Hockey Federation has announced the staging of the 2018 Oceania U18 hockey youth qualifiers, after winning to bid to host the event.
The Minister for Sports, Justin Tkatchenko, proudly announced this on behalf of the Hockey Federation yesterday at the Sir John Guise stadium Hockey Pavilion.
Tkatchenko thanked the hockey federation for bidding to host the event, announcing that it is another milestone event for sports in the country.
“2018 will be a big year for sports in PNG as we will be hosting a number of international sporting events.
“We will be hosting the U15 Oceania basketball championships, the U18 Oceania youth hockey qualifiers, the Oceania swimming championships and of course, the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast Australia,” Tkatchenko said.
The championship will be in April of 2018 however, the actual timing will be determined by the OHF Competition Committee in consultation with PNGHF.
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