Indian junior men gear up for 4 Nations Tournament in Germany

DUSSELDORF: The Indian junior men’s hockey team will begin its campaign at the 4 Nations Tourna-ment—Dusseldorf 2023 against Spain on Friday, with strong hopes of winning the title ahead of the Men’s Junior World Cup in Malaysia later this year. India will square off against hosts Germany on Saturday, and England on August 21 with the Final set to take place on August 22. The tournament will be part of their preparations for the upcoming FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023, scheduled to be played in Malaysia from December 5 to December 16, 2023.

The Indian team will be entering into the competition after the completion of the national coaching camp at SAI Centre in Bengaluru, which was held between June 2023 and August 2023. Before the camp, the Indian junior men’s team had qualified for the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023 after winning the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 trophy in Oman, defeating traditional rivals Pakistan 2-1 in a thrilling Final. With the historic victory, In-dia also set a new record for the most titles (4) won at the Men’s Junior Asia Cup.

Vishnukant Singh will be leading the Indian junior men’s team in the absence of Uttam Singh, who is unable to travel due to an injury he sustained during the training camp. He is looking forward to a strong performance by his boys in the 4 Nations Tournament. The last time, the Indian junior men’s hockey team played against Spain was at the 2019 8-Nations U-21 Men’s Tournament in Madrid, where Spain had won 3-1. IANS

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