हॉकी अब तक आधिकारिक रूप से राष्ट्रीय खेल नहीं, नवीन पटनायक ने पीएम को लिखी चिट्ठी  
कहा, यह जानकर चकित कि हॉकी राष्ट्रीय खेल के रूप में अधिसूचित नहीं
हॉकी ने देश को आठ ओलंपिक स्वर्ण पदक दिए
ओडिशा में नवंबर 2018 में होगा हॉकी विश्व कप का आयोजन
Dear PM @narendramodi ji, you will agree with crores of hockey loving fans of our country that Hockey truly deserves to be notified as our National Game. This will be a fitting tribute to our great players & inspire youngsters #HockeyForNationalGame 1/4 https://t.co/oTGcrHxO9Upic.twitter.com/X7E7jrlWOo
While reviewing preparations for the Odisha #HWC2018, I was greatly surprised to learn that the sport we have always loved as our National Game has never been officially notified. #HockeyForNationalGame#India4Hockey#Odisha4Hockey 2/4
#Hockey has brought India’s proudest moments. In 1948, a newborn nation India won its first Olympic gold medal when National Hockey team beat Great Britain. It was perhaps poetic justice that young & aspirational India won against its former coloniser #HockeyForNationalGame 3/4
Hockey is part of Indian psyche. Cutting across rural, urban divide, it is hugely popular. In tribal areas of #Odisha & Jharkhand, #hockey is a way of life. Crores of Indians rejoice everytime our team wins & National Anthem is played at medal podium #HockeyForNationalGame 4/4
 ओडिशा में होने वाले हॉकी विश्व कप की तैयारियां शुरू कर दी गई हैं.