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• It's time for the acid test
Former India hockey captain M M Somaya assesses India's strengths and chances at the upcoming hockey World Cup.

• Can Indian Hockey recapture its past glory?
Placed ninth the last time around, India hopes to win the 10th edition of the World Cup.

• 'India can win a medal at hockey World Cup'
Olympians M M Sommaya, Mervyn Fernandis and Iqbaljit
Singh feel the team is capable of making the semis.

• IHF going all out to win World Cup
After hiring a sports psychologist, it is now trying to
ensure that the team gets state-of-the-art playing gear.

Trophy

The trophy when mounted on its ivory base stands 650 mm high and weighs 11,560 grammes.
Materials used: 895 gms of gold, 6,815 gms of silver, 350 gms of ivory and 3,500 gms of teak wood.
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