Panama City. Men and women’s National Teams from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and the host Panama, will play the third edition of the 2016 Central American Indoor Championships organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF). Both competitions, men and women will start tomorrow morning at the Eugenio ‘Yuyin’ Luzcando Gymnasium in this city.
Panama on the women’s side and Guatemala on the men’s will defend their Champions titles obtained in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, last year.
The event will open at 8:30 a.m. with the attendance of local dignitaries. Guatemala and Costa Rica men will play the opening game. At 11:15 a.m. Panama men will receive Honduras. In the afternoon, starting at 3:30 p.m. Costa Rica men will play against Honduras; and Panama to Guatemala at 4:45.
Two games will open the women’s competition. At noon, the ladies from Guatemala will play against Honduras. Panama and Costa Rica teams will play the last game of the day at 6 pm.
The competition, managed by the Brazilian Tournament Director, Thiago de Mattos and PAHF Events & Development Coordinator Laura Macchiotti is played with the Round Robin format. On Sunday, the teams will play the medals games.
