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Men's Junior Hockey World Cup to commence from Nov 24
The tournament is slated to be held from 24 November to 5 December at the Kalinga Stadium.
Bhubaneswar: Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 begins at Bhubaneswar, India on Wednesday (November 22).
Sixteen teams from across the world divided into four pools will compete for the title.
Several teams including Pakistan have reached Bhubaneswar for the tournament.
The Pakistan team arrived India Saturday for the upcoming FIH Junior World Cup and was accorded a warm welcome by Hockey India.
Earlier in 2016, Pakistan team missed the tournament owing to issues related to visa.
“Stills from the airport as we welcome the Pakistani contingent to Bhubaneswar for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021," Hockey India said in tweet.
📸 | Stills from the airport as we welcome the Pakistani contingent to Bhubaneswar for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021 🏆#IndiaKaGame #RisingStars #JWC2021 pic.twitter.com/r4AXpbAyAG
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 20, 2021
Hours before that, the South African and Korean teams too landed in the city.
Belgium will play against South Africa in the first game of the tournament tomorrow, while India will begin their campaign on the same day against France.
Korea, who are placed in Group C along with the Netherlands, Spain, and the USA, will take on the Dutch team in their first game of the competition on 25 November.
The tournament is slated to be held from 24 November to 5 December at the Kalinga Stadium.
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