Colorful start of Hockey World Cup 2023, Ranveer Singh and Disha

Colorful start of Hockey World Cup 2023, Ranveer Singh and Disha
 


Colorful start of Hockey World Cup 2023, Ranveer Singh and Disha





 

 


Hockey World Cup 2023


The Hockey World Cup 2023 began on Wednesday evening with a colorful opening ceremony at the beautiful Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Thousands of hockey lovers from the country and abroad became its witnesses. Bollywood and local artists spread the flames. Ranveer Singh and Disha Patni wooed people a lot.


Hockey World Cup 2023


Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, FIH President Tyeb Ikram and Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey were present at the ceremony to welcome the members of all the 16 participating teams.


Hockey World Cup 2023


In his address, Ikram congratulated Odisha for hosting the prestigious tournament twice in a row and called the state the 'Land of Hockey'. Odisha also hosted the 2018 World Cup.


Hockey World Cup 2023


Anurag Thakur thanked the Government of Odisha for successfully hosting the event with grandeur and said that the enthusiasm of the people of India and the state reflects their love for the game. He said that the Center will always support the states in hosting such sporting events.


Hockey World Cup 2023


Naveen Patnaik said that Odisha has long been known for its hospitality and hoped that every visitor would take away good memories of their stay in the state. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Central Government for supporting Odisha in hosting the Men's Hockey World Cup for two consecutive times.


Hockey World Cup 2023


Colorful cultural programs were presented to the packed stadium before and after the hour-long opening ceremony. Ranveer Singh filled the audience with enthusiasm by taking a round of the entire ground with the tricolor in his hand. The celebrations began with a tribal dance form of the state which was a combination of at least six local dance forms choreographed by eminent dance guru Aruna Mohanty.


Hockey World Cup 2023


Odia singers Sniti Mishra, Rituraj Mohanty, Lisa Mishra and actor husband-wife Sabyasachi Mishra and Archita Sahu, among many others enthralled the audience. 16 fan parks were set up at strategic locations across the city where thousands of hockey lovers and enthusiasts watched the opening ceremony on giant screens.


Hockey World Cup 2023


Hundreds of Bollywood singers and local artistes sang the Hockey World Cup theme song which was composed by music director Pritam who also performed on stage along with some other singers. Bollywood actress Disha Patni was also involved in this. The matches will be held from January 13 to January 29 at two venues, the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela and the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Rourkela will have 20 matches while 24 matches including the final will be played in Bhubaneswar.

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