Daily Current Affairs / Odisha to host Men's Hockey Junior World Cup to be held in November-December
Category : State Published on: September 25 2021
· Odisha will host the "FIH Men's Hockey Junior World Cup" to be held in November-December this year, reaffirming the state's growing stature as the center of the sport.
· The event will be organized from November 24 to December 5 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha.
· Odisha has previously hosted the Senior World Cup in 2018, the FIH World League in 2017 and the Champions Trophy in 2014.
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About Odisha
First Capital: Cuttack
Immediate Capital: Bhubaneshwar
Governor: Ganeshi Lali
Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik
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