NEW DELHI 24-Apr-2014 119
In its preparations for the 2016 World Cup, Hockey India today announced names of 60 players, who have been identified to be a part of the junior men coaching camp at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi from April 25 to June 6.
The next FIH Junior Men Hockey World Cup scheduled to take place in India from December 1 to 11, 2016 and being the hosts of the tournament, Hockey India is making all out efforts to ensure that a strong team is ready to take on the opponents.
As many as eight players from Odisha have been included in the probables` list. They are: goalkeeper Subodh Tirkey; defenders Anand Lakra, Sanjit Toppo; defender-midfielder Dipsan Tirkey; Nilam Sanjeeb Xess; mid-fielders Joseph Toppo, Prakash Barla and forward Sumit Toppo.
Out of the 60 identified players, 33 core probable’s team for the 2016 Junior World Cup will be selected on May 3 and 4.
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