World Championship Division 1 a
.Great Britain took Gold and returned to the top flight of hockey for the first time since 1994.
After a
hectic final day in the World Championships four teams were still in with a
chance of promotion to the top flight of World hockey. Great Britain, Kazakhstan,
Slovenia and Hungary were all in with a shot at taking the coveted top two
spots in the table.
Earlier in
the day Poland had been relegated to Division B as they were beaten in their
morning game against Kazakhstan.
But the
final game of the competition meant a win for Great Britain after a penalty
shootout saw them clinch a gold medal place and be promoted, along with Italy
to the top World Championship group.
This was a great achievement for the GB side as they had only just been promoted last year from the 'B' division.