Odisha

Tata Steel, Official Partner Of Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup

Bhubaneswar: Tata Steel will be the official partner of 2018 Hockey  Men’sWorld Cup, which will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Odisha capital from November 28 to December 16.

Tata Steel on Monday signed an agreement for the quadrennial event. It will help the promotions of the across the country.

Welcoming Tata Steel as an official partner, Hockey India CEO Elena Norman said, “We are thrilled to announce Tata Steel as an official partner for the prestigious World Cup. It is an important tournament for everyone involved with the sport of hockey and we are delighted to have the support of the steel-making giant.”

Tata Steel Corporate Services vice president Sunil Bhaskaran said, “Over the years, we have created infrastructure for every sports discipline, including hockey, that is popular in and around our areas of operation. Tata Steel is the first private sector company in India
to start a hockey academy.”

The upcoming 14th edition of the FIH World Cup will be the third time that India will be hosting the prestigious competition after having played hosts in 1982 in Mumbai and in 2010 in New Delhi.

A total of 16 nations will take part in the tournament. Each team will play three matches during the league stage over a span of 12 days before four cross-over matches take place on December 10 and 11.

The knockout matches will take place on December 12, 13, 15 and 16 as the teams will look to become the champions of the prestigious quadrennial event, which was won by Australia in 2014.

OB Bureau

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