On January 9, the reporter learned from Zhengzhou University that the international Holland (Korfball) Federation and the Royal Netherlands Holland Association hosted the International Holland "Challenge Cup" tournament in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after fierce competition, the Chinese Dutch team represented by Zhengzhou University finally won the sixth place. At present, Ma Xiangcheng, the head coach of the Chinese team and director of the International Holoch Development Research Center of Zhengzhou University, led the Chinese Holch team, which is mainly composed of players from Zhengzhou University, to return with honors and was welcomed by the leaders of the school.
It is understood that one of the main purposes of the Chinese team's participation in this "Challenge Cup" competition is to train the team and prepare for the World Dutch Championship to be held in Turkey in 2024 and the World Games to be held in Chengdu, China in 2025. Born in the Netherlands in 1902, Hokball is a mixed ball game with rules somewhat similar to basketball, the two sides of the game are composed of 4 men and 4 women each 8 players, and the court is divided into two halves, each with a 3A 5-meter-high basket where the ball is thrown into the opponent's basket to score points. The concept of the sport of holland is equality between men and women, teamwork and no emphasis on excessive physical confrontation, known as "gentleman's sport".
Since 2004, China has developed the sport of holland, and the Zhengzhou University Dutch team is one of the earliest Dutch teams to be formed, and it often competes abroad as a national team because of its level ahead of other domestic teams. In 2019, the Chinese team coached by Ma Xiangcheng finished fourth at the World Hockey Championships in South Africa and fifth in the 2022 World Games Hockey event in the United States.
Zhengzhou Evening News reporter Liu Chaofeng