The 9th Hero Men’s Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026 begins today in Jalandhar, Punjab. Teams from Malaysia, China, Japan, South Korea, and Bangladesh, along with the hosts, India, are participating in this tournament. This marks the first time that Punjab is hosting the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy.
According to our correspondent, the opening ceremony and the league matches of this week-long tournament will be held in Jalandhar, starting today and continuing until November 2nd. The first match of the league stage will take place this evening between India and Bangladesh. The semi-finals and the final will be played on November 4th and 5th at the Balbir Singh International Hockey Stadium in Mohali.
All matches featuring the Indian team, as well as the semi-finals and the final, will be broadcast across all of All India Radio’s ‘Rainbow’ channels and the primary channel in Jalandhar.
