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Kyrgyzstan women's national ice hockey team

Kyrgyzstan women's national ice hockey team

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The Kyrgyzstan women's national ice hockey team is the national women's ice hockey team of Kyrgyzstan. They are controlled by the Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).

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History

Ice hockey has been considered a men's sport in Kyrgyzstan with a women's team only formed in 2020 when a group of school girls formed the team Shapak.[1][2]

A national team would be eventually formed which took part in the 2023 IIHF Women's Asia and Oceania Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. Kyrgyzstan finished seventh in its first women's tournament sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).[3][4][5]

International competitions

Asia and Oceania Championship

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Rosters

2023

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2024

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References

  1. [1]
    Merk, Martin (20 February 2020). "First women's team in Kyrgyzstan". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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    "Ice hockey: Kyrgyzstan's first female team shatters stereotypes". Thomson Reuters Foundation. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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    Montroy, Liz (30 April 2023). "Iran and Kyrgyzstan Make IIHF Women's Debut". The Hockey News. Roustan Media Ltd. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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    "Женскому хоккею в Кыргызстане - быть!". Sport.KG (in Russian). 20 April 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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    "Хоккеистки из Кыргызстана заняли седьмое место на чемпионате Азии в Таиланде". Sport.KG (in Russian). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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    https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aow/teams/roster/42068/kyrgyzstan
  7. [7]
    https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/aow/teams/roster/55861/kyrgyzstan
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