The Organizing Committee expressed satisfaction over the progress of the works. All the officials present were requested to put in their best efforts and ensure that the Hockey World Cup is a grand success.
Pragmatic in his assessment of the team's progress, the ace drag-flicker Harmanreet Singh, who recently led the team during the Australia tour highlighted that the five-match series against the world No.1 side has given the team insights into the areas that need improvement ahead of the Worl
In their opening match on Sunday, India defeated Chile 3-1. With two back-to-back wins, India is placed on top of pool B with six points while in pool A, hosts Spain lead the points table after two successive wins.
Indian forward Sangita Kumari (2') and midfielder Sonika (10') gave India an early lead, and Navneet Kaur (31') made it 3-0. Fernanda Villagran equalized for Chile in the 43rd minute.
Riding on the confidence from a good show at the CWG, where the team won a Bronze Medal, the Savita-led squad will be vying to start their campaign with a win.
A veteran of two Olympic Games, Singh is quite impressed with the Indian men's hockey team's performances in the recent past. And he believes that the squad has the ability to do well in the coming years as well.
India is grouped in Pool B along with Canada, Japan and South Africa. The other teams in the fray are Ireland, Italy, Korea and Spain, who are grouped in Pool A.
Prolific forward Lalit Upadhyay, who made his international debut in 2014 at the FIH Men's World Cup in Hague, Netherlands, candidly spoke about the team's dream of a podium finish in the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar - Rourkela.