In the last few years, Odisha has hosted some of the most important events in international hockey including the Men’s FIH Pro League, Men’s FIH Olympic Qualifiers, Women’s FIH Olympic Qualifiers, Men’s Hockey Series Finals, Men’s Hockey World Cup, Men’s FIH Hockey World League, Hockey Champions Trophy. The successful hosting of the 2018 Hockey Men’s World Cup in Bhubaneswar made it possible for is to bag the prestigious event for the second time. Odisha has been selected to host the 2023 Hockey Men’s World Cup – a rare fete for a state or country to host two consecutive World Cups. The state government has also set up a High Performance Centre at the Kalinga Stadium Sports Complex in Bhubaneswar for imparting world-class training to budding hockey players.
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Odisha’s tryst with Hockey has been continuing for some decades now. It has sent some of the best players to the national Men’s and Women’s teams in the last few decades. Sundargarh District has become the cradle of hockey in India today. While becoming the sports capital of the country, Odisha has added the best hockey infrastructure in the state. The Kalinga Stadium in Capital City Bhubaneswar is today one of the best Hockey stadiums in the world. Odisha is also adding another feather to its Hockey infrastructure cap in the form of an International Hockey stadium in Rourkela. The Birsha Munda International Hockey Stadium, being built with an expenditure of more than Rs 120 crore, will host the 2023 Men’s World Cup along with Bhubaneswar.
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