{"id":281157,"date":"2025-04-13T22:14:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T22:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/hockey-heres-why-all-matches-at-womens-asian-champions-trophy-had-to-be-rescheduled-in-rajgir-bihar\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T22:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T22:14:44","slug":"hockey-heres-why-all-matches-at-womens-asian-champions-trophy-had-to-be-rescheduled-in-rajgir-bihar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/hockey-heres-why-all-matches-at-womens-asian-champions-trophy-had-to-be-rescheduled-in-rajgir-bihar\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey: Here\u2019s why all matches at Women\u2019s Asian Champions Trophy had to be rescheduled in Rajgir, Bihar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hockey: Here\u2019s why all matches at Women\u2019s Asian Champions Trophy had to be rescheduled in Rajgir, Bihar\" title=\"Hockey: Here\u2019s why all matches at Women\u2019s Asian Champions Trophy had to be rescheduled in Rajgir, Bihar\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"pcl-full-content\">\n<p>A couple of days before the start Women\u2019s Asian Champions Trophy in Rajgir \u2013 the first international hockey tournament to be held in Bihar \u2013 organisers had to step in and make a significant change: reschedule the start times of matches. On Saturday, it was announced that all matches have been pushed to earlier pushback times to prevent potential disruptions caused by a significant insect infestation in the area.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the issue was quite significant in the lead-up to the tournament as teams started to arrive and train at the venue in the evening, particularly when floodlights were on. The stadium is surrounded by open fields and containing insects was deemed not feasible, so the organising committee informed the Asian Hockey Federation of the decision.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\">\n<p>\u201cThe decision was taken in consultation with the organising committee who took feedback from the respective teams and after observing consecutive training sessions under the floodlights that saw a huge amount of insect infestation,\u201d Hockey India said in a statement. Under the revised schedule, the first match of each day will begin at 12:15 PM IST, followed by the second match at 2:30 PM IST, and the final match at 4:45 PM IST. Previously, matches were scheduled for the evening, with the first match set to begin at 03:00 PM IST, the second at 05:15 PM IST, and the last match at 7:30 PM IST.<\/p>\n<div class=\"osv-ad-class\" style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;height: 375px;margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe stadium is surrounded by paddy fields, which harbor large numbers of insects during this season. The Bihar State Government proactively implemented comprehensive environmental management measures at the venue, including advanced drone operations, intensive fumigation protocols, and international-standard treatments to ensure optimal playing conditions. Using the protocols followed in similar situations around the globe, seven types of chemicals such as Cyphenothrin, Deltamethrin, and Cyfluthrin, among other cold sprays have been used in and around the stadium complex,\u201d the statement added. <\/p>\n<p>Dilip Tirkey, President of Hockey India, said, \u201cOur priority is the safety of players, fans and everyone involved with this prestigious tournament. Hockey is being played at a new venue, and we want to ensure that we maintain high standards, while ensuring a smooth and exciting experience not only for teams but also for the people of Bihar.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"block3_readmore\">\n<p>\u00a9 The Indian Express Pvt Ltd<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"read-more-btn\">Expand<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/sports\/hockey\/hockey-why-matches-womens-asian-champions-trophy-rescheduled-9663093\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of days before the start Women\u2019s Asian Champions Trophy in Rajgir \u2013 the first international hockey tournament to be held in Bihar \u2013 organisers had to step in and make a significant change: reschedule the start times of matches. On Saturday, it was announced that all matches have been pushed to earlier pushback [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[605],"tags":[6030,4626,6686,671,9771,217770,9767,90222,217771,85403,209606,9766,217772,760,69046,21301,209717,1265,209832,100462,100461,708],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281157"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281159,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281157\/revisions\/281159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}