In Pictures: Move Over Football, Enter 2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup

Dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh will lead Olympic bronze medalists and world no. 6 India in the 16-team championship, to be played in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13-29. Others in the fray include defending champions Belgium, world no. 1 Australia and traditional heavyweights Germany.

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Updated on: 28 December 2022 7:00 pm

Hockey World Cup trophy displayed onboard INS Mormugao.

The FIH Odisha Hockey Mens World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela will begin from 13 January and finals will be played on 29 January 2023.

1- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) officials, SGPC Hockey players and Hockey officials with the FIH Hockey World Cup during Trophy Tour outside the Golden Temple on December 14, 2022 in Amritsar. Men's FIH Hockey World Cup will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India from 13 to 29 January 2023.

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2- Hockey officials with the FIH Hockey World Cup during Trophy Tour outside the Golden Temple on December 14, 2022 in Amritsar.

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3- Indian former Olympian hockey players Gurbux Singh (right) and Ashok Kumar (left, son of Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand) are attending a promotional event for the upcoming 15th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup in Kolkata, on December 6, 2022.

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4- The Indian junior hockey team is displaying the trophy during a group photo session for the upcoming 15th edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup in Kolkata, on December 6, 2022.

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5- Yuvraj Singh, Former Indian cricketer, Sandeep Singh, Former caption of the Indian Hockey team, and Mahantesh GK, President of DCCII during the inauguration ceremony of 3rd T20 World Cricket Cup for the blind in Tau Devi Lal Stadium at sector-38 near Rajiv Chowk, on December 5, 2022 in Gurugram.

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6- The FIH Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 trophy displayed onboard INS Mormugao in the presence of WNC Ajendra B. Singh, Indian Navy, and Indian hockey legend Arjuna Awardee and Olympic Gold Medallist M.M. Somaiya along with Navy School children, at Naval Dockyard, on December 20, 2022 in Mumbai.

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7- The FIH Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 trophy displayed onboard INS Mormugao in the presence of WNC Ajendra B. Singh, Indian Navy, and Indian hockey legend Arjuna Awardee and Olympic Gold Medallist M.M. Somaiya along with Navy School children, at Naval Dockyard, on December 20, 2022.

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8- IPS officer Krishna Prakash, President, Hockey Maharashtra, along with fans and supporters during the "Trophy Tour" of the FIH Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, at Marine Drive on December 19, 2022 in Mumbai.

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9- Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur with hockey veterans unveiling the trophy of 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, on December 16, 2022, in New Delhi.

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10- Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur with hockey veterans unveiling the trophy of 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, on December 16, 2022, in New Delhi.

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11- Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur with hockey veterans unveiling the trophy of 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, on December 16, 2022, in New Delhi.

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12- Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur along with hockey veterans during the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup upon its arrival, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.