Patnaik said that recently the Hockey India had approached the state government to support it for the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup, which is to be held in two months' time.
The Australian said that his players would need to accelerate their learning to be consistently up there with the best teams in the world all the time.
Members of national men's and women's hockey team belonging to Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday returned to their home states to a rousing reception after the Tokyo Olympics.
Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas were awarded Rs 2.5 crore each for men's team's historic bronze-medal winning feat in Tokyo, Deep Grace Ekka and Namita Toppo were handed Rs 50 lakh each.
The decision in this regard was taken at the state cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The cabinet also appreciated the medal winners.
There was loud cheering by euphoric fans, family members, and some local political leaders as returning athletes made their way through a massive crowd both inside and outside the airport.
Skipper Manpreet Singh dedicated the historic triumph to the country's doctors and healthcare workers for their tireless effort during the COVID-19 pandemic.
India men's hockey team scripted history when they defeated heavyweight Germany 5-4 in the third-place match to clinch Bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
ndia men's hockey team's dream run for the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics came to a halt as World No. 2 Belgium defeated the Manpreet Singh-led side 5-2 in Tokyo on Tuesday. India will now the loser between Australia and Germany in the second final in the bronze medal match.
India men's hockey team's dream run for the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics came to a halt as World No. 2 Belgium defeated the Manpreet Singh-led side 5-2 in Tokyo on Tuesday. India will now the loser between Australia and Germany in the second final in the bronze medal match.
PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter to hail the efforts of India hockey team after the side suffered a heartbreak loss against world champion Belgium in Tokyo 2020 Olympics semi-final.
Belgium drag-flick specialist Alexander Hendrickx scores hat-trick in the men's hockey semi-final to sink India, who will now play Bronze Medal match.
The Indian men's hockey team takes on world champion Belgium on Tuesday morning, aiming to secure a place in the Olympic finals and with it, a medal for the first time in 41 years.
The men's hockey team, currently ranked fourth in the world, has been drawn in Pool A alongside hosts Japan, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.
India will next face Argentina in the FIH Hockey Pro League match on April 11.
The players will reassemble for camp again on January 5 after a three-week break.
Shilanand Lakra, a young forward in the Indian men's hockey team, is determined to make the most of the ongoing period where he has having found the opportunity to focus on personal development since the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
He drew comparison to when he began his journey in international hockey in 2007 at the Asia Cup.
Rohidas said he will be watching Belgian drag-flick sensation Loick Luypaert closely.
Captain Manpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, Varun Kumar, Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Mandeep Singh tested positive for the virus between August 10 and 12 and were admitted to a hospital in Bengaluru.
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