Following a frantic start to 2025 that saw multiple FIH competitions involving teams from all around the world, we are speaking with players who competed across the events to know more about their experiences and learnings. In today's video we speak with José Maldonado of Chile, following his team's participation in the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey Men's Nations Cup 2 Oman 2025! Watch the video below to find out more...
When you look back at the event, what is the one thing that stands out?
The first thing that comes to mind is all the different countries we played against. It's not very usual that we play against countries from Europe and all over the world. We usually play the countries in our continent. So that's one of the first things that comes to mind. Hopefully, we'll have more of those competitions to come.
What are the main takeaways from this event of your team?
It was a hard tournament for us. The main thing that leaves us, we have to keep working. We now have a new process coming. New players in the new team. So, keep working hard.
We have a big tournament coming up in July, so that's our main objective. And focus on that with the new team and the new staff. That's the main thing that this tournament leaves us like. Just keep working hard on our process and trust the process.
How would you would you describe your experience in Oman?
It's similar to what I said about playing in other countries. It's a totally different culture for us. So it's pretty amazing to be able to be a part of that. When you're young and you're starting in the world of sport, you never imagine the countries you're going to visit. Oman is certainly not one of those that I thought I was going to visit.
So, in the last year, to go twice. It's unbelievable. The countries. It's something else. It's it's very satisfying. It's great to see other parts of the world that you never thought you'd see.
