Hong Kong's Sports Association and Olympic Committee demanded disciplinary action on Monday for what it called the "deliberate attack and injury" of Hong Kong athletes by Turkmenistan contestants after an ice hockey match at the Asian Winter Games.

Hong Kong officials have demanded action after members of the men’s ice hockey team were assaulted in a shocking attack following their 5-1 Asian Winter Games win over Turkmenistan on Sunday.

After two heavy defeats on its debut at the Winter Asian Games, the Indian men’s ice hockey team registered a historic win after it beat Macao, China 4-2 at the Harbin Ice Hockey Arena on Sunday.

Hong Kong's Sports Association demanded disciplinary action after a post-match altercation during the Asian Winter Games. Turkmenistan athletes allegedly attacked Hong Kong players, causing injuries.

The chief executive asks officials to ‘follow up on the incident’, which came after a physical, bad-tempered game the city won 5-1.

Mamed Seifulov C of Kyrgyzstan competes during the men ice hocky group B match between Kuwait and Kyrgyzstan at 20

Sofiya Zubkova (R) of Kazakhstan celebrates her goal with teammates during the women's ice hockey group B match between Kazakhstan and Thailand at 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 4, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

HARBIN, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan maintained its undefeated record in women's ice hockey, beating South Korea 1-0 in overtime at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games on Sunday with both teams having secured their spots in the medal round by finishing top two in Group B.