Kudige Sports School Athlete Earns Selection for the Hockey World Cup

Madikeri, Jul. 22: Kudige Sports School athlete Mohit H.S. has been selected for the Indian men's team for the 16th edition of the FIH (Federation of International Hockey) Hockey World Cup to be held in the Netherlands and Belgium from August 15 to 30.

24-year-old Mohit was selected for Kudige Sports School in 2015 as a high school student. He trained under the hockey coach there, Sanjay Banada, until 2018. During that time, Mohit H.S., who had emphasized the role of goalkeeper, has now qualified to play in the World Cup as the goalkeeper of the national team. He is the only player from Karnataka among the players selected for the World Cup. He is the son of Shashikumar-Asharani couple from Honnenahalli village in Arasikere taluk of Hassan district.

Expectations to win the cup after 5 decades

India won the 3rd edition of the Hockey World Cup tournament that started in 1971 in 1975,

After this, India has not been able to win the World Cup again for 5 decades. Even though the last edition was held in India in 2023, India failed to perform well.

Having won Olympic bronze medals in 2020 and 2024 and Asia Cup champions in 2025, India is expected to make a significant achievement in this World Cup. A total of 16 teams will participate in the tournament. There are 4 groups in the group stage, and England, Wales and Pakistan are in India's group.

Apart from captain Harmanpreet Singh, other players include Germanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay Sumit, Yashdeep Siwach, Rajinder Singh, Aditya Arjun, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Neelkanth Sharma, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Dilpreet Singh, Shilanand Lakshara, Sukhjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Abhishek and goalkeepers Suraj Karkera and Mohit H.S. of Kudighe School have taken their places.

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