FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup preview: India aim for third title - All you need to know

For Uttam Singh, one of the best players in the junior circuit over the past couple of years, the 2023 FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup represents his final chance of winning a junior World Cup medal.

Singh has won gold, silver and bronze medals at the Sultan of Johor Cup and also led India to the Junior Asia Cup 2023 title. Singh, however, missed out on a World Cup medal when India finished fourth at the 2021 edition.

India go into the tournament, which will be held from December 5 to 16 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as one of the favourites for a podium place and perhaps, even the title.

India have enjoyed a fruitful 2023 on the road to the World Cup. They began the year by fourth junior Asia Cup before finishing second in the Four Nations tournament in Germany. Though they failed to defend their Sultan of Johor title, India finished third to go into the World Cup in good form.

India at the World Cup

India have competed in 10 of the 12 World Cup and are the second-most successful country after Germany. India have won the title twice, in 2001 and 2016 and finished as runners-up in the 1997 edition.

At the 2021 edition held in Bhubaneswar, India...

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