Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 News

The Indian hockey team lost out on a bronze medal, as they were beaten by France 1-3 at the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World 2021 in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. France skipper Timothee Clement led from the front and scored a hat-trick to take his team to a convincing victory over defending champs.

A covid case has been detected in one of the staff members engaged by the Odisha government for the FIH Junior Men's Hockey World Cup here at the Kalinga Stadium, as per an official statement. The member is a part of the social media team of the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Odisha Govt.

Hockey India on Thursday, November 11, announced their 18-member squad for the FIH Men's Hockey Junior World Cup 2021, scheduled to begin in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from November 24. India are the defending champions, having won the last tournament back in 2016, in Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. 

The Hockey India on Saturday named 24 players in the core probable group for the preparatory camp ahead of the men's Junior World Cup, according to a report in PTI. The camp will commence on Sunday, while the tournament is supposed to start on November 24, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.