Hosts India was drawn in Pool D alongside familiar rivals England for the FIH Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar - Rourkela on Thursday in Odisha.
Every year on August 29th, National Sports Day is observed to honor hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. Major Dhyan Chand Singh, who won gold medals for India in the Olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1936, was born on this day.
The Kalinga Stadium is a multi-purpose International stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its foundation stone was laid by former chief minister of Odisha Late Biju Patnaik in 1978.
The Odisha Government will sponsor both the national teams for another 10 years till 2033 once the existing sponsorship contract ends in 2023, said CM Naveen Patnaik.