Indian mens and womens hockey teams enter finals at Youth Olympic

Bangkok, April 29: The junior Indian mens and womens hockey teams continued their fine form at the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers as they on Saturday advanced to the finals here.

While the boys crushed Bangladesh 9-2 in their semi-final encounter, the girls came out 4-2 winners overs Malaysia 4-2 in the five-a-side contests.

Bangladesh only managed to score twice, getting their goals through Sobuj Shohanur (23rd and 29th).

The women's semi-final was a close encounter. Chetna gave India the lead in the 6th minute. Malaysia got their equaliser three minutes later through Nor Isahhidun.