The Moscow-Goa chartered flight which made an emergency landing in Gujarat's Jamnagar yesterday due to an alleged bomb threat arrived at its destination at Dabolim airport on Tuesday afternoon.
The company said it has deployed the ultrafast 5G services at the Kalinga and Birsa Munda stadiums in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, respectively, which are hosting the forthcoming Men's Hockey World Cup.
Jamnagar Collector Saurabh Parghi issued a statement at 11.20 pm on Monday night and said that all 244 present on the Goa bound Moscow Chartered flight have been taken out and are currently resting in the airport lounge.
National hockey conclave will provide a platform to various stakeholders from more than 20 states and union territories around the country for discussing ways to develop Indian hockey holistically starting from player performance, coaching, grassroots talent identification, administration as
India will take on Spain in their first match of the Hockey World Cup on January 13 followed by England in January 15 in Rourkela. After that India will take on Wales on January 19 in Bhubaneswar.
The 23-year-old, who made his debut in the previous season of the FIH Hockey Pro League, said, "Playing for India at a home World Cup is a dream come true for me."
The marquee Hockey event will be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to January 29. India will be looking forward to doing better this time, as they had crashed out of semifinal in the 2018 edition of the tournament following a loss to the Netherlands.
France are placed in Pool A alongside Australia, Argentina and South Africa and will play the Aussies in their first match of the tournament on January 13 in Bhubaneswar.