2023-11-29 00:42:36
The opening day of Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup Chile 2023 promises great emotions. The Devils They debut this Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. against South Africa, but half an hour before the opening ceremony will take place where the fields of the National Stadium will be named after Claudia Student.
The legendary goalkeeper died of cancer on March 27 of this year and her indelible legacy remains valid within all national teams and Chilean sports. She defended the country for 18 years, played in the Copa América, the South American and Pan American Games and, in addition, was part of the historic team that qualified for the Adult World Cup in the Netherlands and Spain.
With the presence of the Minister of Sports, Jaime Pizarro; the undersecretary, Antonia Illanes; the president of the Chilean Olympic Committee (COCh), Miguel Angel Mujica; the director of the IND, Israel Castro and the president of the Chilean Hockey Federation (Fehoch), Andrew de Witt; The tournament will officially start with an event that will have the memory of the former goalkeeper as the central axis in the run-up to the duel against the South Africans.
The tribute consists of a video exhibition on the screen of the venue where images of Pupils with an emotional speech that will be accompanied by a drone and a giant t-shirt that will come down from the sky. In addition, a volumetric will be uncovered with his name and the legend ‘#11+1’ as a symbol that the reference will always remain with the team.
The programming for the first day of the Hockey World Cup
10:00 am / South Korea vs. Zimbabwe / Group B
12:00 hours / Netherlands vs. Australia / Group A
2:00 pm / India vs. Canada / Group C
16:00 hours / Argentina vs. Spain / Group B
6:00 p.m. / Germany vs. Belgium / Group C
8:00 p.m. / Opening ceremony and tribute to Claudia Schüler
8:30 p.m. / Chile vs. South Africa / Group A
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