Preparations are key for medal hopefuls

Pool D: Germany, India, Malaysia, Wales

Germany finished third in the EuroHockey Junior Championship but many of the team have since had experience at the Tokyo Olympic Games and will bring a lot of high quality playing experience with them. In the past few weeks, the German side was able to gain invaluable experience playing as a team in the FIH Hockey Pro League. The team’s performances, where they twice drew with the senior national India team, will have given Head Coach Akim Bouchouchi a lot of valuable information about his players’ capabilities.