The Chinese women’s team will play their first match at the Rabobank Hockey World Cup 2014 on Sunday, June 1 against Germany. ‘We are going to try to win every match and get the best possible results,’ says captain Mao Weilin. The women’s best performance to date was a bronze medal at the 2002 World Cup - one of six times they have qualified for the event. They finished 6th at the 2012 Olympics in London.
World Cup app and Facebook
Want to know more about the Chinese team? Download the World Cup app (App Store or Google play) or go to our Facebook page which this week focuses on China. There you can check out the video 'This is China', featuring Mao Weilin. You can find more extensive information on the website via the country pages.