New Delhi, October 10, 2011: Hockey India will be conducting the International Men Hockey League (MHL) under the aegis of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) from 2013.
This annual league with various teams owned by franchisees will be played on a home and away basis where the best hockey talent from India and the world's most coveted current stars, not discarded or retired players, will be showcased together in fast and furious prize money combats.
FIH has been requested for a 45 day window in their calendar and also not to conduct any other tournament during this period.
2012 will witness the greatest sporting extravaganza, the Olympic Games at London, where the world's 12 best men and women hockey teams will vie for the top honours. It is every sportsman's ultimate desire to don the national colours at the Olympic Games and stand on the podium with a medal hanging from the neck.
It was at London in 1948 that Independent India won its first Olympic gold medal with the men hockey team proudly seeing the tricolour being hoisted to the strains of the national anthem. Hockey India Press Release
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