Bhubaneswar : , India’s preparations to the Paris Olympics 2024 will start here.The FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup, which kicks off on Wednesday, is going to be a huge sporting spectacle. After a four-decade gap, the Tokyo 2020 bronze medal was won by the senior men’s hockey team.Indian hockey fans now expect the junior team to get experience here to help them change the color of their medal at the 2024 Games.
Although there is only three years until the Paris Olympics are held, it’s a fact the Paris Olympics will be hosted in Paris.The current crop of junior athletes are expected to make up the core of the team.
A good performance at the World Junior Championships Bhubaneswar 2021 could help them get on the right track.
As he prepares for Paris, Graham Reid, the chief coach, will try many of his players at big events such as the Commonwealth Games and FIH Pro league.
Graham Reid has taken over as the head coach of the junior team.He said that scouting talented players for senior teams is an easy process, and some of these young players may have a chance to play for the senior squad in the near future.
As the top international teams meet in Bhubaneswar for the World Cup, the eyes of the entire world will turn to India.The question that will most concern them is whether or not they will defend their 2016 World Junior title.
India is one of the 16 teams which have been split into 4 groups each.India will be playing in the preliminary round in a round-robin format.
The top 2 teams in each group qualify for the quarterfinals.
With Canada, Poland and France as their opposition, Pool B is a more difficult pool for the hosts.
They will begin their campaign against France on Wednesday, the final match of the first day.
Belgium, the reigning World and Olympics senior champion, will kick off the proceedings with a match against South Africa.India and France will face each other in the fifth match, which starts at 8 p.m.IST.
India has a good chance to retain the title, despite the fact that the field is now depleted by the withdrawal of Australia, England and New Zealand.
Although the Junior World Cup was established in France in 1979, India didn’t participate in its first competitions.They made their debut in 1997 at Milton Keynes in England and reached the final with their maiden entry.
The 2001 Hobart edition saw them win the title 6-1 against Argentina.India was unsuccessful in three subsequent editions, but they found success again at Lucknow with Harendra Singh’s team beating Belgium to claim their second title.
Our goal is to win the final game.We must win all three of our pool games to be eligible for that group.
We will take each game as it comes.This is the first goal.We’ll move on if we reach the quarter-finals or semi-finals.However, India coach Graham Reid stated that they aimed to reach the final match.
India’s experienced Vivek Sagarprasad is leading a team that boasts some highly talented players.They have been playing together nearly one year.
The team has also participated in the Camp at Bangalore, where they played many games against senior men’s teams.The team will be made up of a number of talented players, including Sanjay (a drag-flicker), Maninder Singh and Yashdeep Siwach.
Skipper Prasad won the FIH Young player of the year award 2020.He has a lot experience as he was part of the Indian senior squad since the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
France on the other side, however, face a difficult task due to the vast difference in play standards and rankings.India is ranked third while France is 13th.
However, they will be encouraged by their performances in New Delhi’s 2013 edition.They lost to Germany 5-2.They will aim to place second in Pool A and then take over the competition.
Aymeric Bergamo, France’s coach said that while they recognize the difficulty of facing India, he was positive his team would do their best.
We know this will be tough, and India is a huge nation in field hockey.This means that we must be prepared for any opponent.
He said that he wanted his team to be together and would not predict the outcome.
Our mission is to win every match, which requires a lot mental power.
Our hockey team wants to be out of the group stage.If we do succeed, then we’ll continue to try our best.
My squad is young, and they have never played in high-level competitions like these.He said that the Indian hockey experience has proven to be a boon for French teams and the group hopes to achieve success together.
Because of Covid-19 protocol, India will have a small advantage in the tournament.There won’t even be any support from the crowd.
Schedule for Wednesday
9.30 AM: South Africa vs Belgium 12:00 pm: Germany v Pakistan 2:30 pm: Canada v Poland 5.00 pm: Malaysia v Chile 8.00 pm: India v France
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