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Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium:  The field hockey competitions at the Asian Games always carry an extra aura as besides getting the gold medal, the winner also gains a berth in the subsequent Olympic Games.

Usually held in the middle of two Olympic Games, the Asian Games field hockey competition not only bestows upon the winner supremacy in the continent, but also the added advantage of early qualification for the Olympics, thus the chance of planning and preparing for the mega event.

The gold medal winners in the women's and men's hockey competitions at the 19th Asian Games set to open at Hangzhou, China, on September 23 will seal their berths to next year's Paris Olympic Games, joining hosts France, Australia and the Netherlands as the fourth among the 12 teams that will make up the field in each section.