2021 Women's Pan-Am Junior Championship
The 2021 Women's Junior Pan American Championship will be the 12th edition of the Women's Pan American Junior Championship, the women's international under-21 field hockey championship of the Americas organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Chile | ||
| City | Santiago | ||
| Dates | 12–25 April | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) | ||
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The tournament will be held alongside the men's tournament in Santiago, Chile and was originally scheduled to take place from 30 November to 13 December 2020.[1] On 29 May 2020 the Pan American Hockey Federation announced that the tournament was rescheduled and will now take place from 12 to 25 April 2021.[2]
Argentina are the defending champions, winning the 2016 edition.[3] This tournament serves as the Pan American qualifier for the 2021 FIH Junior World Cup, with the top three qualifying.[4]
Qualification
The top eighth from the previous Junior Pan American Championship and the top four from the Junior Pan American Championship Qualifier will qualify for the tournament.[5]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March – 9 April 2016 | 2016 Pan American Junior Championship | Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago | 8 |    .svg.png){kind=small}     |
| Pan American Junior Challenge | 4 | |||
| Total | 12 | |||
References
- "Calendar Events". www.panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- "Rescheduling of Junior Pan American Championships (U-21)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- "2016 Junior Pan-Am Championship: Women". International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Qualification Criteria for FIH Junior World Cup 2021" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Qualification Procedure for Junior Pan American Championships 2020" (PDF). www.panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2019.