Odisha to host Men's Junior Hockey World Cup from Nov 24 to Dec 5

Odisha will host the International Hockey Federations FIH Mens Junior Hockey World Cup from November 24 to December 5 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on ThursdayAddressing a special event organised here for this purpose Patnaik said that recently the Hockey India had approached the state government to support it for the Mens Junior Hockey World Cup which is to be held in two months timeGlad to felicitate the victorious U18 Girls Rugby team on winning silver medal at the Asia U18 Girls Rugby7s Championship 2021 held in Tashkent Uzbekistan I am sure this is the start of a new journey you all will make history Wish the team very best OdishaForSports pictwittercoma4SIMNlOVhmdash Naveen Patnaik Naveen_Odisha September 23 2021It is a short notice for making arrangements for such an event especially during the pandemic period But since the countrys prestige is at stake we readily agreed to support he saidStating that the junior India team had won the last hockey World Cup he said As a defending champion I am sure that our team will emerge victorious again on home turfThe Chief Minister further said that hockey has a special place in the minds of the people of Odisha and hockey players from the state have led the country in many international tournamentsOver the last decade we have been working closely with Hockey India for the development of hockey in the country We have been sponsoring the national teams since 2018 and have hosted major tournaments including the senior World Cup he saidAlso read We have been striving to be No 1 side in the world Shamsher SinghAll these efforts led to the historic success of both the mens and womens hockey teams at the recentlyheld Tokyo Olympics Patnaik said adding that this achievement brought great joy to people across the country and there is a lot of excitement about the prospects of Indian hockey in the coming yearsHe further said that the hockey World Cup to be held in January 2023 will be a landmark event and provide further momentum to the development of hockey in the countryOdisha will continue to be a part of the journey of Indian hockey We have rightly announced that Odisha will support the national hockey teams for another 10 years We are also building Indias largest hockey stadium in Rourkela he informedThe Chief Minister also unveiled the logo and trophy for the Junior World CupState Sports and Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera Hokey India President Narinder Batra Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Chairman Dilip Tirkey and senior officials of the state government attended the eventThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever