The latest correspondence from the Committee of Administrators (COA) to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has cleared the way for next year’s senior men’s section. World The Cup in Odisha and the FIH has scheduled a draw ceremony on 8 September.
CoA handling the day-to-day affairs of Hockey India Following an order of the Delhi High Court which found the association in violation of the national Play code. Court set up CoA to rework Hockey India’s constitution and hold elections.
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As the COA’s final communication was in compliance with the timeline set by the FIH, the sport’s world governing body went ahead and announced the date for the draw ceremony of the mega event, which will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13-29, 2023 . And it includes the participating 16 national teams.
“The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is pleased to announce that the draw ceremony to determine the pool for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela will be held on 8th September at Noon IST, Convention Centre, Lok Will go Sewa Bhawan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India,” FIH said in a press release
The 16 participating teams include India as the host of the competition, while Malaysia, Japan and Korea are the other Asian teams. Africa is represented by South Africa, the most recent winner of the Africa Cup of Nations. From Europe, the following teams have qualified: defending champions Belgium, England, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France and Wales. Argentina and Chile are the two American teams that have booked their tickets for the prestigious tournament, while Australia and New Zealand have completed draws from Oceania, the FIH said in a release.
“The top four teams, including hosts India, Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands, will be placed in the first row of their respective pools as of June 1, 2022, based on the FIH World Rankings,” the release said.
The draw will begin on row 4 of each pool, consisting of the following teams: South Africa, Wales, Japan and Chile.
It would then continue with row 3 of each pool (includes Spain, Malaysia, France and Korea) and end with row 2 of each pool (with Germany, England, Argentina and New Zealand).
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