The Kazakhstan women's hockey team has finished its campaign at the 2027 Asian Championship in the Japanese city of Sapporo, taking bronze for the third consecutive time, infohub.kz reports.
Four teams competed in the round-robin tournament, held over three rounds: Kazakhstan, Japan, South Korea and China.
Kazakhstan opened with a 0-4 loss to the host nation. In the second round the team fell 1-2 to China, with Sofia Zubkova scoring the lone goal.
In the final match, Kazakhstan defeated South Korea 5-1. Zubkova, Aida Olzhabayeva, Pernesh Ashimova, Malika Aldabergenova and Sofia Muravyova all scored.
Kazakhstan collected three points and finished the tournament in third place, claiming bronze at the Asian Championship for the third straight time. South Korea finished fourth, while Japan and China will meet to decide the title.