The Men’s Hockey squad of Netherlands reached Biju Patnaik International Airport right here and was once accorded a heat welcome on the airport.
The match will likely be held in Odisha from January 13 to January 29.
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The Indian squad was once the primary to succeed in Odisha on December 27. Currently it’s busy with its apply consultation at Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela,
Three-time champions of the Men’s Hockey World Cup, the Netherlands group is positioned in Pool C, together with Malaysia, New Zealand, and Chile.
Netherlands will play its first fit towards Malaysia at Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela on January 14.
Talking to journalists, Netherlands captain Thierry Brinkmann stated, “We are very happy to be here, we have good memories …Four years ago, played a really good tournament. Hopefully, we will play well in this tournament as well.
“The crowd right here may be very pleasant, we’ve got some in point of fact excellent groups on this match, like Belgium, Australia, India but even so Germany and Argentina. … We also are a powerful group…So having a look ahead to a excellent tourney”.
Netherlands coach Jeroen Delmeesaid “We are having a look ahead to taking part in towards India within the finals”.
The Dutch team received a warm welcome upon their arrival in Bhubaneswar to compete in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s… https://t.co/O0VsrlhnsJ
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Meanwhile, several teams of police personnel visited OYO hotels and lodgings under Kharvel NagarCapital, Laxmisagar, Sahidnagar, Chandrasekharpur, and Khandagiri police limits here.
During the inspection, the police personnel checked the registers, functioning of cctv cameras, facilities in the rooms, as well as security systems.
A total of 20 matches will be played at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. It has a seating capacity of over 20,000.
The Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar which has a seating capacity of over 15,000, will host 24 matches.