EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship Girls 2026 (Alanya, Türkiye)
Poland won the girls Hockey 5s championship for the third time in four editions thanks to an impressive 4-1 final win over Ukraine in Alanya.
They did trail in the ninth minute when Melaniia Taranenko put Ukraine in front but a quick response from Klara Liskiewicz meant it was all square going into the second half.
And they took over once Michalina Petrykowska put them in front for the first time in the 22nd minute. Aleksandra Krzyżaniak put further daylight between the teams before captain Liksiewicz fittingly completed the win with three minutes to go.
It continued their remarakable run in the competition, winning three gold and two silver medals in the five editions of Hockey 5s at this age group to date.
Türkiye won their second girls Hockey 5s bronze – the other coming in 2017 – with a 7-4 win over Austria. It was a roller-coaster in the first half with Paulina Narovnigg starting the scoring for Austria before the Turks bounced back through Elif Türkoğlu, Șehriban Sezer and Nergiz Celikaslan for a 3-1 lead.
Austria replied to build a 4-3 lead early in the second half but the hosts finished stronger with Sezer adding two more while Begüm Yildirim and Celikaslan also scored.
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Final rankings
- Poland
- Ukraine
- Türkiye
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Georgia
EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship II Girls 2026 (Kutaisi, Georgia)
Russia won the girls Championship II final with a 6-3 success against Belarus to take gold from their final in Kutaisi.
Milana Batura had given Belarus a sixth minute lead but they had to wait nearly 20 minutes for their next strike during which time the Russians had piled on six replies. Anna Kazarinova and Kira Zakharova both scored twice with others coming from Daria Semianinova and Eva Lebedeva.
Slovakia took bronze in a close-fought battle, coming out with a 2-0 win over Bulgaria. Reka Meszaros gave the Slovaks a dream start and they built on that just before half-time through Kristina Kovacova.
The second half was scoreless, meaning Slovakia pick up a medal from their very first outing on this stage.
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Final rankings
- Russia
- Belarus
- Slovakia
- Bulgaria
- Armenia
