Men's hockey tourney shifted to KL

Thu, 08 Nov 2001 | Source: AFP

NEW DELHI: The inaugural Champions Challenge men's hockey tournament has been moved from India and will now be held in Malaysia next month, it was announced here on Wednesday.

Argentina, Belgium, India, Japan, Malaysia and South Africa will contest the Dec. 8-16 event in Kuala Lumpur, a release from the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said.

The winner of the new tournament will earn a place in the next Champions Trophy tournament to be played in the German city of Cologne in August.

The Champions Challenge was originally scheduled to be held in New Delhi, but the FIH was forced to change the venue after some of the teams declined to travel to India due to the U.S.-led strikes on nearby Afghanistan. -- AFP

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