Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann inaugurates “Hockey World Cup 2023”
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann inaugurates “Hockey World Cup 2023” : Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann reiterated the unwavering resolve of his administration to keep Punjab drug-free via promoting sports on Thursday and pledged to use all available resources to bring back the state’s once-gloryous hockey programme.
The Chief Minister remarked that Punjabis have always excelled in the sport of hockey and have brought the state several awards as he accepted the Men’s Hockey World Cup trophy at his house.
He said that it is a matter of the utmost honour and pleasure that 11 players, including Captain Manpreet Singh, belonged to the State on the Indian Hockey team that won a medal in the Olympics for the first time in 41 years at the sporting event in Tokyo. Ajitpal Singh, a son of Punjab, led the Indian team that captured the nation’s sole world Cup in 1975, according to Bhagwant Mann.
Amritsar, 15th December 2022: The Trophy Tour of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela arrived in Amritsar, Punjab from Lucknow yesterday and was welcomed today by Hon’ble Chief Minister Sh. Bhagwant Mann at his residence, along with Hockey Punjab President Nitin Kohli and General Secretary Harpreet Singh.
Also yesterday it was traditionally welcomed by Shri Harjesh Kumar, SDM, Mr. Nitin Kohli, President Hockey Punjab, Mr. Harpreet Singh General Secretary Hockey Punjab, Olympian Mr. Baljit Singh Dhillon, Joint Secretary Hockey Punjab and Mr. Surinder Singh Sodhi, 1980 Moscow Olympic Gold Medallist at the airport on Wednesday. And later was then received by Dr. Sahil Sandhu and Olympian Balwinder Singh Shammi at Spring Dale School, Amritsar from where it was displayed at Shri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar in the presence of Hockey Punjab members, SGPC Amritsar and Round Glass Academy teams. It was further displayed at the VR Mall, Amritsar for the general public to click pictures and selfies.
About the Trophy Tour:
In the lead up to the prestigious FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar – Rourkela which begins on 13th January 2023, the coveted trophy will travel across 13 states and one Union Territory before returning to Odisha on 25 December, thus giving the fans and public a chance to engage with the prestigious trophy before the winning team lifts it on 29th January 2023. The nation-wide Trophy Tour was launched in Bhubaneswar on 5th December by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik. Following which the trophy will journey across West Bengal, Manipur, Assam, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh.
Please see attached images of the Trophy Tour in Lucknow. Also find attached schedule of the Trophy Tour and the schedule of the World Cup.
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