Tanzania Hockey Association
Appearance
Sport | Field Hockey |
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Jurisdiction | Tanzania |
Affiliation | FIH |
Regional affiliation | AHF |
The Tanzania Hockey Association, also known as Twende Hockey Foundation, is the governing body of field hockey in Tanzania. It is affiliated to IHF International Hockey Federation and AHF African Hockey Federation.[1]
History
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Tanzania men's hockey played in the 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow. They played five round-robin matches and lost all of them.[citation needed]
Since 2012 the Nation has really embraced the sport, This mostly being because of highly motivated and determined band of coaches and staff Alongside the Driving force of Tanzanian Hockey the Italian Valentina Quaranta.[citation needed]
In 2015, Tanzania sent the men's and women's hockey teams for All African Olympic Qualifiers for 2016 Rio.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tanzanian Hockey development". 15 January 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Tanzania Hockey Teams for 2016 Olympic Qualifiers". 25 April 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.