CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is likely to host the FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup in December next year. The tournament, which was launched in 1979 as a quadrennial event, now takes place once in every two years. India hosted the competition for the first time in 2013 and was awarded rights to host the 24-team mega event for the fourth time in June earlier this year.
"In the past couple of months, the SDAT (Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu) was in talks with the HI (Hockey India), FIH (International Hockey Federation) and AHF (Asian Hockey Federation) for hosting the Junior World Cup. An agreement has been reached, and the finer details will be discussed as early as possible," sources close to the development told TOI.