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The Forgotten National Game Of India – Field Hockey
Filed Under (Misc) by admin on 28-01-2010
Tagged Under : 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup, Dhyan Chand National Stadium, hockey world cup 2010, hockey world cup Shedule, New Delhi's Dhyan Chand National Stadium, world cup hockey
Hockey 2010
Do we all really know that the 2010 Men’s Hockey World Cup is to be held in India, taking place over two weeks from Feb 28 to March 13, 2010 at New Delhi’s Dhyan Chand National Stadium?
Well, to some extent answer in the mass will be a “ No ”. So, what led to explain offsetting feature of non awareness?? Is it that other games are attracting more or it is loosing its power to attract people towards the game?
I think the answer to this can be explained in both but not exogenously of one another, infact can be sought that both factors are contributing in loosing its value….that is just one side of countrymen. Now consider the authorities and media that also blow the wind in haphazard manner that actually lead us no where…..
India’s hosting of the event was put in doubt, however, when the FIH reviewed the progress of the Indian Hockey Federation’s “Promoting Indian Hockey” program and India’s preparation for the championship, and warned that “satisfactory progress had not been made in either area”. India [We]was warned that it could lose the right to host the World Cup unless satisfactory progress was made. Although it was confirmed on July 18, 2008 that International Hockey Federation formally awarded the hosting rights to India, if we consider on part of India , the sensitisation among the people is lacking. Cricket set off not only other sports but our National Sport, Field Hockey as well….which is actually not desirable.
So lack of concern is not only limited to one but to all. For eg. people in India can talk for more than an hour about cricket but can’t even talk about other sports including hockey for even half an hour. Whereas, if we consider the authorities, everyone is showing their concerns about the COMMON Wealth Games and undergoing a big change for that…but not even a sigle enthusiastically mention about the upcoming Men’s Hockey World Cup……is that a way of getting in to extremes of one and forget about rest a justifiable?
Men’s Hockey World Cup 2010,New Delhi , Shedule
Pool A: Germany, Netherlands, Korea, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina
Pool B: Australia, Spain, England, Pakistan, India, South Africa
Sunday February 28:
16:35 Pool B South Africa vs Spain
18:35 B Australia vs England
20:35 B India vs Pakistan
Monday March 1:
16:35 A New Zealand vs Canada
18:35 A Germany vs Korea
20:35 A Netherlands vs Argentina
Tuesday March 2:
16:35 B South Africa vs England
18:35 B Pakistan vs Spain
20:35 B India vs Australia
Wednesday March 3:
16:35 A Canada vs Germany
18:35 A Argentina vs Korea
20:35 A New Zealand vs Netherlands
Thursday March 4:
16:35 B South Africa vs Australia
18:35 B England vs Pakistan
20:35 B India vs Spain
Friday March 5:
16:35 A Korea vs New Zealand
18:35 A Netherlands vs Canada
20:35 A Germany vs Argentina
Saturday March 6:
16:35 B Australia vs Spain
18:35 B South Africa vs Pakistan
20:35 B India vs England
Sunday March 7:
16:35 A Korea vs Canada
18:35 A New Zealand vs Argentina
20:35 A Germany vs Netherlands
Monday March 8:
16:35 B Spain vs England
18:35 B Australia vs Pakistan
20:35 B India vs South Africa
Tuesday March 9:
16:35 A Germany vs New Zealand
18:35 A Netherlands vs Korea
20:35 A Canada vs Argentina
Wednesday March 10: Rest Day.
Thursday March 11:
15:35 Classification.11-12 6th Pool A vs 6th Pool B
18:05 Semi-final 1st Pool A vs 2nd Pool B
20:35 Semi-final 1st Pool B vs 2nd Pool A
Friday March 12:
15:35 Clas. 9-10 5th Pool A vs 5th Pool B
18:05 Clas. 7-8 4th Pool A vs 4th Pool B
20:35 Clas. 5-6 3rd Pool A vs 3rd Pool B.
Saturday March 13:
15:35 Bronze medal match
18:05 Final
