Asian Games Asian heavyweights chase Palembang gold August 15 2018
(WorldNews Asia)

Palembang: Just four months on from the AFC Women`s Asian Cup Jordan 2018, the continent`s women`s national teams are back in action, with Asian Games gold this time in their sights. Eleven teams, spread across three groups, will fight for a place in the quarter-finals, with the medals to be handed out following decisive fixtures on August 30, as some of the Asian women`s game`s biggest stars come to face to face in Indonesia. The Contenders The tournament has traditionally been dominated by East Asian teams, and with Women`s Asian Cup winners Japan and fellow 2019 FIFA Women`s World Cup qualifiers China PR and Korea Republic among the field, the region will be strongly represented once...