Bhubaneswar, Dec. 2 -- With less than 50 days left for the start of the high-octane FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, Hockey India announced a Trophy Tour on Friday.

During the tour, the prestigious World Cup trophy will be taken across various parts of the country. The tour will officially kick off from December 5 with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik handing over the trophy to Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey in Bhubaneswar.

The prestigious trophy will travel across 12 states and one Union territory, before returning to Bhubaneswar. The 21-day tour will see the trophy move across West Bengal, Manipur, Assam, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala,...