~ The event shall be held from twenty ninth August to seventh September on the Rajgir Hockey Stadium ~
New Delhi, thirteenth August 2025: Sony Photos Networks India (SPN) has acquired the TV and digital broadcast rights for the Hero Males’s Asia Cup Rajgir, Bihar 2025, making certain followers throughout the nation can witness the continent’s high hockey nations compete for continental supremacy.
The twelfth version of the celebrated event shall be held from twenty ninth August to seventh September, 2025 on the not too long ago developed Rajgir Hockey Stadium, a world-class venue that underscores India’s funding in sports activities infrastructure and Bihar’s rising prominence as a sporting hub. The occasion follows the profitable internet hosting of the Girls’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024, the place India emerged victorious.
With a direct qualification spot for the 2026 FIH Males’s Hockey World Cup, to be held in Belgium and the Netherlands, up for grabs, the event guarantees intense competitors and high-stakes drama.
Defending champions, South Korea is probably the most profitable workforce within the event’s historical past with 5 titles (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2022) adopted by the hosts, India, who’ve received the trophy thrice.
With Sony Photos Networks India’s complete broadcast plan and expert-led programming, Indian followers will get pleasure from high-quality protection of each match, together with pre-match build-ups and reside commentary throughout SPN’s sports activities channels on TV and OTT platform, Sony LIV.
Mr. Rajesh Kaul, Chief Income Officer – Distribution and Worldwide Enterprise and Head – Sports activities Enterprise, Sony Photos Networks India stated, “Hockey has all the time held a particular place within the hearts of Indian sports activities followers, and the joy is intense with the Hero Males’s Asia Cup. At Sony Photos Networks India, our dedication stays steadfast in bringing world-class sporting motion to audiences throughout India. Broadcasting the Asia Cup, a event that showcases the continent’s finest expertise and presents a direct path to the Hockey World Cup, is a proud milestone for us. We’re the ‘House of Hockey in India’ and goal to attach hundreds of thousands of followers to the game’s largest levels.”
Talking on the event, Hockey India President Dr. Dilip Tirkey stated, “We’re thrilled to have Sony Sports activities Community because the official broadcaster for the Hero Asia Cup. Sony’s in depth attain and confirmed dedication to Indian hockey will considerably amplify the event’s visibility and encourage hundreds of thousands to attach with the game. Their broadcast will assist deliver the vitality of Rajgir and the depth of the competitors to each family.”
Hockey India Secretary Common Shri Bhola Nath Singh added, “Sony Sports activities Community has performed a pivotal position in elevating the profile of Indian hockey. With their high-quality manufacturing and storytelling, we’re assured that the Hero Asia Cup will obtain the world-class protection it deserves. This partnership is an important step in constructing pleasure and fan engagement forward of the marquee occasion – 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup.”
