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“The Junior World Cup Hockey tournaments are scheduled to beryllium held astatine the Madurai Hockey Stadium from November 28 to December 10,” said Bhola Nath Singh, Secretary General of Hockey India and Vice-President of the Asian Hockey Federation.
During his sojourn to the MGR stadium successful Madurai connected Tuesday, up of the Junior Hockey World Cup, speaking to press, helium said that the Indian squad would play successful a World Cup league lucifer successful Madurai connected December 3.
Welcoming the efforts and the publication of the State authorities successful hosting the Hockey World Cup tournaments, helium said, “The Junior Hockey World Cup tournaments are scheduled to beryllium held astatine the Madurai Hockey Stadium from November 28 to December 10. Twelve teams from astir the satellite are acceptable to vie successful these matches astatine the Madurai stadium. The Junior World Cup Hockey tournaments volition diagnostic 12 teams playing a full of 31 matches successful Madurai.”
“The Junior World Cup matches volition beryllium held successful Chennai and Madurai. We inspected the readiness of the hockey ground. Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s publication successful conducting the Hockey World Cup tournaments is outstanding, and the publication of the Tamil Nadu Sports Department is praiseworthy. The matches are being held successful Madurai astatine the petition of the Sports Minister,” helium added.
Sekar J. Manoharan, President of Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu and Treasurer of Hockey India, said: “The Junior World Cup is going to beryllium held successful Tamil Nadu for the archetypal time. A full of 24 countries are participating successful this tournament. Teams from 12 countries each volition play successful Chennai and Madurai.”
They person planned to big 72 matches successful Chennai and Madurai, with 31 matches taking spot successful Madurai, helium noted.
While the semi-finals and finals would beryllium held successful Chennai, arrangements were being made for hockey players from confederate Tamil Nadu to ticker the World Cup matches, Mr. Manoharan added.
