The Indian team, which is in pool D with England, Spain, and Wales, will begin their campaign on January 13 in the newly built Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela against Spain, followed by their second pool D match against England.
Shinikova heaped praises on captain Grigor Dimitrov for putting her up for the crucial matchup and appreciated her partner for gelling well to deliver an important result.
Brazil have held the top spot since February this year, after dethroning Belgium. Despite Brazil being eliminated from the tournament in quarterfinals, Argentina's World Cup triumph is still not enough to overtake them.
Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, India, Argentina, Germany, New Zealand, England, France, Korea, Malaysia, Spain, South Africa, Japan, Chile, and Wales are the 16 teams, who will be competing in the tournament.
In the Sunday statement, a diplomat from Qatar's mission to the European Union reiterated a previous rejection of attempts to associate the Gulf country with misconduct.
In all 105 competitive sailors from 13 countries in the Asian and Oceania region will be seen in action during the week-long event. These sailors, boys and girls upto the age of 15, hail from the USA, Belgium, Mauritius and Turkey.
A Qatari official, who said that he was not aware of any details of the investigation, said, "Any claims of misconduct by the state of Qatar are gravely misinformed."
For the success of UP Global Investors Summit 2023 and attracting foreign investment in Uttar Pradesh, the overseas tour of a delegation of ministers started on Thursday.
The Belgian captain announced his retirement through his Instagram account while thanking his fans for their love and unwavering support. He mentioned that his succession is ready at the Belgium national football team and will miss playing for his country.
Following a 0-0 tie with Croatia, Belgium was eliminated from the group stage, placing third behind the Croatians and group winners Morocco. Belgium would have advanced to the round of 16 if they had won their last group encounter.
Croatia progressed to pre-quarters as finished second in the group with seven points in three matches, behind Morocco which defeated Canada 2-1 to top the group with seven points.