EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship Boys 2026 (Alanya, Türkiye)
Türkiye withstood a huge Austria comeback to win their first ever EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship boys title, denying their rivals a third successive gold in a dramatic final.
Indeed, it was the Turks first ever medal on this stage as they produced a breathtaking first half performance before holding on in the second half for a 6-5 win.
Goals from İbrahim Açikgöz, Bedrihan Türkoğluc, Tasar Lokman and İsmail Uysal helped them build a 4-0 advantage by the break. Ben Leitner started the Austrian comeback in the 22nd minute but Lokman’s double saw Türkiye keep nudging ahead 5-1 and 6-2 with six minutes to go.
Quickfire goals from David Apflauber and Constantin Vabitsch saw Austria storm back but, ultimately, Türkiye just about held them at bay for a single-goal success and a famous gold.
Croatia took the bronze in the day’s opening game with three goals in each half, eventually winning 6-1 against Ukraine. Jan Krevelj’s pair of goals in the first half along with one from captain Leon Hercigonja put them three clear and they finished strong with further strikes from Hercigonja, Maks Cigić and Gašpar Gregurić.
It earned Croatia their first ever medal in this format.
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Final rankings
- Türkiye
- Austria
- Croatia
- Ukraine
- Poland
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- Bulgaria
EuroHockey 5s U16 Championship II Boys 2026 (Kutaisi, Georgia)
Russia eased to an 8-1 final win over Belarus with Aleksandr Titov scoring a hat trick to see them win the boys Championship II title in Kutaisi.
It was in marked contrast to their draw in the group stage of the competition as Russia scored three times in the first six minutes and built a 4-0 half-time lead.
Belarus got one back early in the second half but Russia continued to push forward and added four more goals to move out of sight.
Armenia won the bronze medal with a 5-4 win over Luxembourg, a result built around Sedrak Gevorgyan’s quartet of goals. Three of them came in the first eight minutes as they extended out a 3-1 half-time lead.
He also made it 4-1 before Luxembourg made a concerted second half comeback but ended up just one goal short in the final reckoning despite a double from Quinten Van Waetermeulen.
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Final rankings
- Russia
- Belarus
- Armenia
- Luxembourg
- Georgia
