The Indian Men’s Hockey Team are eyeing a historic marketing campaign on the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela in January and in a bid to encourage them additional, Hockey India, on Wednesday, introduced money prizes for the crew and the help workers.
HI will reward the members of the Indian crew led by Harmanpreet Singh with ₹25 lakh every for a Gold Medal-winning feat on the prestigious quadrennial occasion whereas the members of the help workers shall be honoured with ₹5 Lakhs every. India final stood on the World Cup podium in 1975 the place they lifted the coveted title beating Pakistan within the Final held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
A Silver medal would see the gamers stroll away with ₹15 Lakhs whereas the help workers can be awarded ₹3 Lakhs for his or her function within the marketing campaign. And a Bronze Medal feat by Harmanpreet and Co will see them being awarded with ₹10 Lakhs every, whereas the help workers can be entitled to a prize of ₹2 Lakhs.
“Finishing on the podium at a Senior Men’s World Cup is not an easy task, and we hope this announcement will further increase the motivation levels of the already glory-hungry Indian Men’s Hockey Team. Winning a medal in a home World Cup would surely go down as one of the best memories for the players in their decorated careers. We wish them the very best for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela,” stated Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey.
“The Indian Men’s Hockey Team is the pride of the nation and we want them to scale all the possible peaks in the sport. To help them achieve that, and to further motivate them towards this target, we have announced this prize for the team. Harmanpreet and Co are very able and talented players and we are sure they will do the best they can to finish with a medal,” stated Hockey India’s secretary Bholanath Singh.
This announcement by Hockey India shall be a shot within the arm for the crew who’re leaving no stone unturned of their preparations for the mega occasion on dwelling soil the place they hope to finish the wait to face on the rostrum. India has beforehand gained three medals at this prestigious occasion. The crew registered a Bronze Medal on the first version of the distinguished occasion in 1971 adopted by a Silver Medal in Amstelveen Hockey World Cup in 1973 aside from a title win in 1975.
The Indian crew, which is in pool D with England, Spain, and Wales, will start their marketing campaign on January 13 within the newly constructed Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela towards Spain, adopted by their second pool D match towards England. They will journey to Bhubaneswar for his or her third pool match towards Wales. The knockout stage will start with crossover matches on the twenty second January and twenty third January, adopted by quarterfinals on the twenty fifth January and semifinals on the twenty seventh January. The Bronze Medal match and the Final shall be held on twenty ninth January.
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