Hockey World Cup inaugurated with a bang, the opening ceremony looted the atmosphere
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. | Edited By: Sumit Sundriyal
Updated on: Jan 12, 2023 | IST
Two days before the action of the World Cup at Cuttack’s Barabari Stadium, the start of the tournament was announced in a spectacular manner, in which local artists and Bollywood were also seen.
After waiting for several months, the action of the Men’s Hockey World Cup is just about to begin. From January 13, 16 of the world’s best teams will clash in Odisha. Two days before the start of this competition, the grand opening of the FIH World Cup took place. (Twitter/Odisha Sports)
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, FIH President Tyeb Ikram and Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey were present at the ceremony to welcome the members of all the 16 participating teams for the opening ceremony which took place on Wednesday, 11 January. (Twitter/Odisha Sports)
Colorful cultural programs were presented in the packed stadium before and after the opening ceremony which lasted for about an hour. The celebrations began with a tribal dance form of the state which was a combination of at least six local dance forms choreographed by eminent dance guru Aruna Mohanty. (Twitter/Odisha Sports)
The event featured dozens of Bollywood singers and local artistes singing the Hockey World Cup theme song composed by music director Pritam who also performed on stage along with a few other singers. On the other hand, Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh also attracted attention with his energetic performance. (Twitter/Odisha Sports)
The matches will be held from January 13 to January 29 at two venues, the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela and the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Rourkela will have 20 matches while 24 matches including the final will be played in Bhubaneswar. (Twitter/Odisha Sports)
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