2010 Men's Hockey World Cup

2010 Men's Hockey World Cup

The 2010 Hockey World Cup will be the twelfth instalment of the Men's Hockey World Cup. On November 14, 2007, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced that the championship would be held in India, taking place over two weeks in February 2010 at New Delhi's Dhyan Chand National Stadium. [ [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/007200703221860.htm India to host 2010 men's hockey World Cup] , "The Hindu", March 22 2008.]

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". [ [http://www.fihockey.org/vsite/vcontent/content/news/0,10869,1181-144740-161956-5331-283904-news-item,00.html FIH requires urgent action from India] , International Hockey Federation, 31 March 2008.] India was warned it could lose the right to host the World Cup unless satisfactory progress was made. [ [http://in.reuters.com/article/worldOfSport/idINIndia-32784020080401 India warned it could lose right to host 2010 Hockey World Cup] , Reuters, 1 April 2008.]

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