ROURKELA: The German men’s hockey team, who won the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 in January, reached here on Monday for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 which will begin on March 10. The Mats Grambusch-led German team touched down at the Veer Surendra Sai Airport in Jharsuguda. From the Jharsuguda airport, the team travelled to Rourkela, which will host all six matches at the newly-built crown jewel of hockey — Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, where India, Germany, and Australia will clash with each other. Germany, who have won the Men’s Hockey World Cup thrice in 2002, 2006, and 2023, will be looking to continue their rich vein of form. They are currently fifth in the Pro League 2022/23 rankings with eight points from four games. (IANS)
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