Why in news? India is set to host, the Women Hockey Asia Championship 2023 in Ranchi, Jharkhand

Highlights:

• India is hosting the continental event for the first time
• “Juhi”, is the official mascot for the tournament that draws an inspiration from the iconic elephant at Betla National Park.

About

• Inaugural season-2010
• Most recent champion(s)-Japan
• Most titles-South Korea won three times
• India has won the tournament once
• Participant Teams -India, China , Malaysia, Japan, Thailand and South Korea
• Features-Biennial women’s international field hockey competition
• Contested by the best five women’s national teams of the member associations of the Asian Hockey Federation.
• The tournament was expanded to six teams in 2021 from earlier 5 teams