The International Hockey Federation and Government of Odisha today officially confirmed that the Men's World League Final 2017 and Men's World Cup 2018 will be held in Bhubaneswar. The Kalinga Stadium will host the two of hockey's biggest events, where World League and World Cup champions will be crowned. The Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017 will take place between December 1-10 and will welcome eight of the world's best men's teams who, in addition to the hosts, qualify from this summer's Hockey World League Semi-Finals. As a result, the official event titles will be the 'Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017' and the 'Odisha Hockey Men s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018'. "It brings me immense pride to announce that the Government of Odisha will be hosting the prestigious Odisha Men's Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017 as well as the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.

Source: dna March 27, 2017 07:26 UTC