India has been awarded the 2018 men’s hockey World Cup, the second time in a span of eight years. The country will be hosting the mega event having successfully organized the previous edition three years ago.
The 2018 edition will see an expanded field with 16 teams competing in both men’s and women’s events.
The 2018 women’s World Cup will be held in England.
The women’s tournament is scheduled to take place during 7-21 July, with the men’s event planned for 1-16 December.
India last hosted the World Cup in New Delhi in 2010 while the next edition will be held next year in The Hague, Netherlands, in the first two weeks of June.
“The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is delighted to announce that England and India will host the Hockey World Cups in 2018. England Hockey were successful in their bid to host the women’s showpiece, with Hockey India winning the race to host the men’s equivalent,” world body FIH said in a statement.
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