Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 21 (ANI): Hosts Hockey India on Thursday introduced the graduation of ticket gross sales for the much-awaited Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 scheduled to start on August 3 on the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Egmore.
A precursor to the all-important Hangzhou Asian Games in September, the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 will see the continent’s high hockey-playing nations together with hosts India, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and China vie for honours.
According to the press launch, “marking the commencement of the ticket sales, Hockey India Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh presented the first ticket to Thiru Udhayanidhi Stalin, Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu.”Stalin stated, “I am very happy to receive the first ticket of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023. We are all very excited to witness international hockey return to Chennai after 16 years. The Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium has been renovated to meet international standards and I am happy to note that under the leadership of Hon’ble Chief Minister Thala MK Stalin, who is also a keen sports lover, we want to have more such events in Tamil Nadu. I hope the people of Chennai will turn up in large numbers to watch the top teams of Asia in action,”Dilip Tirkey, President, of Hockey India, spoke on the launch of the sale of tickets, “We are delighted to welcome fans once again to witness the return of hockey action in Chennai after a long wait. The six teams will put their best foot forward in a bid to win the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2023 Chennai. We invite fans from all around the world to see the thrilling sporting action.”Hockey India Treasurer and President, of the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu Sekar J Manoharan who has been concerned within the preparations forward of the match stated,”It brings me great pleasure to bring international hockey back to Tamil Nadu. This was possible only due to the unwavering support from the Government of Tamil Nadu and Thiru Udhayanidhi Stalin. It is time to repay their faith and I implore the people of Tamil Nadu to come down to support our players in blue.”India will play their first match of the match towards China on August 3. Their second match will probably be towards Japan on August 4. After a fast relaxation, India will face off towards Malaysia on August 6 adopted by a conflict with Korea on August 7. The final match of the group stage will probably be with Pakistan on August 9. All matches of staff India will begin at 2030 hrs. (ANI)