Bhubaneswar: Oscar-winning musician A R Rahman arrived in Odisha capital on Friday.
He will be performing at the grand opening ceremony of the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup-2018 at Kalinga Stadium on November 27 and World Cup celebrations at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, the following day.
This will be Rahman maiden performance in Odisha.
After a rousing welcome at Biju Patnaik International Airport here, the music maestro visited Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at his residence.
On the other hand, the teams from China and Spain also arrived in Bhubaneswar for their campaigns.
Hockey India tweeted welcoming the team from both the countries.
China touched down in the host city of the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 to compete at their first ever Men’s Hockey World Cup! They were warmly welcomed by the people in Bhubaneswar in the early hours of 23rd November.#IndiaKaGame #HWC2018 #DilHockey pic.twitter.com/HSrtz0KSC3
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 23, 2018
Hockey India welcomes @rfe_hockey who’ve landed in Bhubaneswar on 23rd November! They’ve featured in every edition of the World Cup and yet there’s more they can add to their story of glory at the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.#IndiaKaGame #HWC2018 #DilHockey pic.twitter.com/X2vjAXCsk2
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 23, 2018
In another tweet, Hockey India shared a message from Spanish Skipper Miguel Delas, who “is super excited to arrive at Bhubaneswar and is pumped up to put up a good show at the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.”
.@rfe_hockey Skipper Miguel Delas is super excited to arrive at Bhubaneswar and is pumped up to put up a good show at the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.#IndiaKaGame #HWC2018 #DilHockey pic.twitter.com/udQYpIcpRG
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) November 23, 2018
On Thursday, the team from France landed in the City of Temples while those from South Africa and Argentina arrived the previous day.