CM Naveen launches Trophy Tour of FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup

Bhubaneswar: As scheduled, the Trophy Tour of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 officially kicked off today here with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik handing over the trophy to Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey.

Speaking on the occasion, Patnaik said, “I hope the Hockey Men’s World Cup Trophy Tour will build excitement for the World Cup across India. We will be hosting 16 teams and the matches will be played in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.”

“I am sure it will be a memorable World Cup for the teams and the fans,” the CM added.

Minister for Sports and youth services Tusharkanti Behera, Secretary General Hockey India Bholanath Singh, Commissioner-cum-Secretary R. Vineel Krishna, Executive Director Hockey India Srivastava and officials and hockey players were present on this occasion.

The prestigious trophy will travel across 13 states and one union territory before returning to Odisha on December 25.

In the next 21 days, the trophy will move across West Bengal, Manipur, Assam, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. After end of its journey, the trophy will tour in all the districts of Odisha.

Here’s complete schedule of trophy tour in 13 states 

S.No.	Date	Period	Location
1.	5th December 2022	DAY 1	Bhubaneswar, OD
2.	6th December 2022	DAY 2	Kolkata, WB
3.	7th December 2022	DAY 3	Imphal, MN
4.	8th December 2022	DAY 4	Guwahati, AS
5.	9th December 2022	DAY 5	–
6.	10th December 2022	DAY 6	Jamshedpur, JH
7.	11th December 2022	DAY 7	Ranchi, JH
8.	12th December 2022	DAY 8	Lucknow, UP
9.	13th December 2022	DAY 9	UP/Punjab
10.	14th December 2022	DAY 10	Amritsar, PB
11.	15th December 2022	DAY 11	Sonipat, HR
12.	16th December 2022	DAY 12	Delhi
13.	17th December 2022	DAY 13	Delhi
14.	18th December 2022	DAY 14	Bhopal, MP
15.	19th December 2022	DAY 15	–
16.	20th December 2022	DAY 16	Mumbai, MN
17.	21st December 2022	DAY 17	Chennai, TN
18.	22nd December 2022	DAY 18	Thiruvananthapuram, KE
19.	23rd December 2022	DAY 19	–
20.	24th December 2022	DAY 20	Bengaluru, KA
21.	25th December 2022	DAY 21	Trophy reaches Bhubaneswar for Odisha tour

 

𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙚: 5th Dec – 25th Dec 2022

The FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela Trophy will travel all across India.#IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #HWC2023 @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/w9fUEq1d2U

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) December 3, 2022

The trophy will also visit 17 blocks of Sundargarh district, which has become the ‘cradle of Indian Hockey’.

The last leg of the tour will be in Rourkela before finally returning to the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar where the finals will be played on 29 January 2023.

The FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela will begin from January 13, 2023. Host India, which is placed in Pool D, along with Spain, England, and Wales, will play against Spain on the first day at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, India, Argentina, Germany, New Zealand, England, France, Korea, Malaysia, Spain, South Africa, Japan, Chile, and Wales are the 16 teams participating in the World Cup 2023.