Trophy Tour Ahead of FIH Odisha Hockey World Cup

Bhubaneswar: Hockey India has announced a Trophy Tour ahead of FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023. The prestigious World Cup Trophy will be taken across various parts of the country.

The tour will officially start on December 5. The tour will begin after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik hands over the trophy to Hockey India President Dr. Dilip Tirkey in Bhubaneswar.

The trophy will travel across 12 states and one Union territory, before its return to Bhubaneswar.

The 21-day trophy tour will pass through West Bengal, Manipur, Assam, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka, before finally returning to Odisha on December 25th, 2022. After returning from the Country tour, the trophy will go on a tour of the state of Odisha.

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

“The idea behind the initiative is to give hockey fans across parts of the country an opportunity to glimpse the prestigious trophy that all the teams will be competing for. Indian fans have always been passionate about hockey and will be eager to cheer for their home team in the upcoming tournament. We believe the tour will give the fans a chance to stay connected with the sport and send their best wishes to the Indian team before they begin the campaign,” said Hockey India President,  Dr. Dilip Tirkey.