Indian forward Lallianzuala Chhangte believes that the Indian team could have done much better in their 2-0 victory against Mongolia in the Intercontinental Cup at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met the Indian team as well as the Mongolia players during the line-up and conveyed his best wishes in India's campaign opener in the Intercontinental Cup 2023 kicked off at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday.
The Indian senior men's team kicked off their Intercontinental Cup 2023 campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Mongolia on Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
The India Senior Men's Team will begin their Intercontinental Cup 2023 campaign with a first-ever meeting against Mongolia on Friday at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
India's ace athlete Neeraj Chopra and steeplechase runner Avinash Sable will not compete at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2023 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from June 15 to June 19.
Intercontinental Cup returns after four years to a new venue - the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, featuring three new teams - Mongolia, Vanuatu and Lebanon
India, ranked 101 in the most recent FIFA Rankings, will be up against Lebanon, Mongolia, and Vanuatu from June 9-18 during the FIFA International Window at the Kalinga Stadium here.
India will take on Mongolia on the opening day of the much-awaited Intercontinental Cup, which kicks off at the Kalinga Stadium on June 9, 2023, at 19.30 IST. The other two teams in the competition, Lebanon and Vanuatu, will clash on the same day at 16.30 IST.
Korea's Wonmin Kim and Jiyun Oh clinched a double crown each, emerging as both singles and doubles champions in boys' and girls' events respectively. India's Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi settled as girls' singles runner-up while compatriot Haritha Shree-Venkatesh finished third.
FIH Men's Hockey World Cup was held in Odisha from January 13-29. Matches were played in two stadiums, Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Germany emerged as the champion, beating Belgium by 5-4 on penalties in the final. India finished at ninth place
Germany, who have won the Men's Hockey World Cup thrice in 2002, 2006, and 2023, will be looking to continue their rich vein of form. They are currently fifth in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 rankings with eight points from four games.
International Hockey returns to Odisha next month with the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23. The league's home games for India commenced last October at the iconic Kalinga Stadium, however, this leg of the esteemed competition will take place at the newly-built crown jewel of hockey - Birsa Mun