Asia Oceania Korfball Youth Championship

Chinese Taipei takes Gold Medal

Chinese Taipei takes Gold Medal against Australia - 20 : 11, while Hong Kong triumphs against China to win Bronze - 14 : 12

Final Rankings
Chinese Taipei	1^st
Australia	2^nd
Hong Kong	3^rd
China	4^th
New Zealand	5^th

The Tournament

The 2007 Asia Oceania Korfball Youth Championship is open to Regional korfballing countries for athletes born between 1 January 1984 and 2 July 1991. This Championship is a qualification event for the World Youth Championship in 2008.

Five teams have confirmed their presence at the Championship. Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, China, Australia and the hosts, New Zealand will start a round-robin tournament finishing with ranking games on Sunday.

This event is being held in Christchurch, New Zealand

See a Map of Christchurch (MapQuest)

Accomodation has been booked at Adams House

See the location of Adams House (Wises Maps)

The playing venue is Pioneer Leisure Centre

See the location of Pioneer Leisure Centre (Wises Maps)

Monday July 2, 2007

Arrival
Team Registration and Accreditation
Managers, Jury and Referees meeting - 8pm

Tuesday July 3, 2007

Referee Working Group Congress - 9am
Start of tournament
Round Robin Games - 2:30pm, 5pm
Opening Ceremonies - 4pm

Wednesday July 4, 2007

AOKC Congress Meeting and Elections - 9am
Referee Meeting - 9am
Coaching Clinic - 10am
Round Robin Games - 3pm, 5pm

Thursday July 5, 2007

Referee Meeting - 9am
Coaching Clinic - 10am
Round Robin Games - 3pm, 5pm

Friday July 6, 2007

Referee Meeting - 9am
Coaching Clinic - 10am
Round Robin Games - 3pm, 5pm

Saturday July 7, 2007

Referee Meeting - 9am
Coaching Clinic - 10am
Round Robin Games - 3pm, 5pm

Sunday July 8, 2007

Finals - 1pm, 3pm
Closing and Medal Presentations - 4:30pm
End of Tournament

July 9, 2007

Departure - hostel must be clear by 9am

Competition and Tournament Rules have been published. See the Tournament Rules page for the full details. This includes the points allocation during round-robin processes, and the deciding of the game in case of a tie at the end of normal playing time.

Players and Managers are reminded that as an international event, drug testing is an expectation of WADA, IKF and AOKF for this tournament.

All Therapeutic Use Exceptions (TUE's) must be registered with the International Korfball Federation before 11 June 2007.

For further information on drug use and the prohibited list, please refer to World Anti-Doping Agency or NZ's Drug Free Sport.

This event is sanctioned by the Asia Oceania Korfball Federation and the International Korfball Federation.