Bhubaneswar, Jan 2: Odisha is all pose to calibrate bench-mark on Sports Events this 2022. The state Govt. is set to play host to a wide variety of sporting events at both the national and international levels.
A new Badminton World Federation (BWF) Tour event—Odisha Open Super 100 will be played at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack from January 25-30. Cuttack will host an international badminton tournament after a long time.
The Millennium City will also host the first match of the T-20 series between India and West Indies in 2022. The match will be played at the historic Barabati Stadium on February 15.
Few matches of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will also be played in the ‘Sports Capital’ of the country. In more good news to the hockey fans of the State, World Hockey Pro League will be organised at the Kalinga Stadium in 2022.
National Senior Volleyball Championships and National Volleyball Federation Cups will be organized in Odisha. Sports fans in the State will also get to enjoy National Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championships from March 20-29.
Odisha will also play host to the Asian Volleyball Championship in August and September. As many as eight top ranked teams of Asia will lock horns in the tournament.
National Sub-Junior and Junior Swimming Championships are also slated to be organised at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool in 2022.
