Lausanne, Nov 8 (PTI) India will host the 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup from January 13 to 29, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced here on Friday.

While India will play host to the men's tournament, Spain and the Netherlands have been named as the co-host of the 2022 Women's World Cup scheduled to be held from July 1 to 22.

The decisions were made during FIH's last meeting of the year on Friday by its Executive Board.

The FIH further said that the venues of the both the men's and women's World Cups will be announced by the host nations at a later date.

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