Hockey World Cup 2023 trophy put on display on INS Mormugao in Mumbai

By: FPJ Web Desk | December 20, 2022

The INS Mormugao is India's latest missile destroyer that was commissioned into the Navy on December 18

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The Hockey World Cup trophy is on a display tour across India which started on December 5

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The main idea behind the trophy tour is to raise awareness about the Hockey World Cup that India will host

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The trophy displays a hockey stick and ball which sticks on top of an enormous globe and is carved out of gold and silver

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The Hockey World Cup trophy stands tall at a height of 2.1 feet and weighs around 11.56 kilograms

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The trophy consists of 895 grams of gold, 6.8 kilograms of silver, 350 grams of ivory and 3.5 kilograms of teak

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Basheer Moojid is the designer of the trophy and the actual craftsmanship is done by the Engineers Corps of the Pakistan Army.

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The Hockey World Cup will be played in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to January 29

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