♦ Bihar will host Men’s Hockey Hero Asia Cup 2025 with support of Hockey India  from August 29 to September 7, 2025. This will be the 12th Edition of Asia Cup.

♦ A MoU was signed on 31 March 2025 at Patna between Hockey India and Bihar State Sports Authority (BSSA) to handover the baton of host. 

♦ A total of eight teams including India, Pakistan, Japan, Korea, China, and Malaysia. The remaining two teams will secure their spots through the qualifying tournament, the AHF Cup. 

♦ South Korea stands as the most successful team in the history of the Men’s Asia Cup with five titles (1994, 1999, 2009, 2013, and 2022), followed closely by India (2003, 2007, and 2017) and Pakistan (1982, 1985, and 1989), who have each won the tournament three times.