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updated: December 22, 2022 6:29 p.m IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India]Dec 22 (ANI): FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup Trophy Tour 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela reaches Chennai after a successful visit to Mumbai.
Honorable Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin unveiled the trophy in the august presence of Udhayanidhi Stalin, Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Government of Tamil Nadu at the Chennai Secretariat.
The prestigious trophy was displayed at the Victory War Memorial and was later received by Udhayanidhi Stalin, Sekar Babu, Tamil Nadu Charities Minister, Ma Subramaniam, Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister, Sekar J Manoharan, Treasurer, Hockey India and President Tamil Nadu Hockey Unit, P. Senthil Rajkumar and CT Soji, General Secretaries of Tamil Nadu Hockey Unit at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai. Former World Cup legends and Olympians – BP Govinda, VJ Phillips, Leslie Fernandez, V Baskaran, Thirumalvalavan and Dinesh Naiyak were also present at the event.
The Hockey World Cup 2023 trophy will be on display for the masses at Pheonix Marketcity in Chennai and will reach the southernmost part of India – Kerala.
Ahead of the prestigious FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela starting on January 13, 2023, the coveted trophy will travel across 13 states and one Union Territory before returning to Odisha on December 25, giving fans and gave the public a chance to interact with the prestigious trophy before the winning team lifts it on January 29, 2023.
The Nationwide Trophy Tour was launched by Hon’ble Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 5th December in Bhubaneswar. After that, the trophy will travel across West Bengal, Manipur, Assam, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. (IS NOT IT)