Tag: TN government efforts to conduct a successful hockey tournament

International hockey is set to return to Chennai after a 15-year gap, albeit in a small way. The Tamil Nadu capital will host the 7th Asian Champions Trophy, featuring the top six teams in the continent, during August 3-12. Until 2008, the metropolitan city hosted some international hockey tournaments, including the now-discontinued Men’s Champions Trophy Hockey in 2005. However, it lost its status and importance to a more pro-active Bhubaneswar and Delhi. But the city could regain some of its lost glory by hosting the Asian Champions Trophy...