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Sabi Hussain | TNN

FIH gets tough with Hockey India, issues World Cup warning

NEW DELHI: Nearly 10 days after the visit of the two-member FIH delegation to India to thrash out governance plaguing Hockey India, the sport's global governing body on Saturday issued a fresh warning to the HI's three-member CoA, threatening to take away the 2023 World Cup from India.

In doing so, the world body also hinted at cancellation of the official draw for the tournament in Bhubaneswar on September 8. The threat came after the CoA, headed by Justice (retd) Anil R Dave, submitted the final draft of the HI's constitution to the FIH as agreed during their meeting in New Delhi on August 17.

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