Last Updated: January 09, 2023, 22:53 IST
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Japan arrived in Odisha on Monday and obtained a heat reception on the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar.
Placed in a bunch with defending champions Belgium and Germany together with Korea, the Japan males’s hockey crew goals to present its one hundred pc in each match on the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.
Japan arrived in Odisha on Monday and obtained a heat reception on the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar.
Placed in Pool B with Belgium, Korea and Germany, head coach Akira Takahashi’s facet will start their FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela marketing campaign with a match towards the German facet on January 14. The Japan males’s hockey crew will, then, face Korea and Belgium of their group video games, respectively.
Takahashi is assured of an excellent outing within the event and desires his gamers to present their 100 per cent within the event.
“We have performed in India earlier than and are excited to be right here for the World Cup. Our crew has some good gamers who can play effectively towards the highest sides within the event and will probably be a pleasure to play in entrance of such a giant crowd. The event is crammed with prime groups and we’re able to face them and produce thrilling outcomes,” the pinnacle coach stated.
The head coach also shed light on their preparations for the group matches which include the defending champions Belgium, and Germany as well.
He said, “Our team is really good and the players have belief in their abilities. We have top teams like Belgium and Germany in our group and the matches will be difficult against them in the group stage. However, we will give our 100 per cent in the match to win it.”
Japan captain Seren Tanaka can also be excited in regards to the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela and desires to problem prime groups within the event.
“All the gamers are excited to be right here and we’ve got massive ambitions within the event. As a crew, we need to play thrilling hockey and have faith that we will win the massive matches in FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. Our crew has quite a lot of expertise and will probably be essential for us,” Tanaka stated.
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