{"id":44572,"date":"2024-10-22T14:07:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/world-masters-hockey-world-cup-brings-global-athletes-to-cape-town-20241022\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:02:35","slug":"world-masters-hockey-world-cup-brings-global-athletes-to-cape-town-20241022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/world-masters-hockey-world-cup-brings-global-athletes-to-cape-town-20241022\/","title":{"rendered":"World Masters Hockey World Cup brings global athletes to Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The World Masters Hockey World Cup took place in Cape Town from 12 to 21 October, featuring over 2,300 athletes from more than 20 countries. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Both men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams competed in various age divisions, with the matches held at multiple venues around the city. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The event was praised for promoting both hockey and Cape Town as a global sports destination.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Masters Hockey (WMH) Organisation, recognised by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), held a World Cup that was in full swing this past week, with over 2 300 athletes from over 20 countries participating in the annual event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament, which ran from Saturday 12 October until yesterday, (21 October), took place across multiple venues, including Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium, Western Province Cricket Club and the astro turfs at Wynberg Boys\u2019 and Girls\u2019 High Schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s competition saw both men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams competing across various age categories. 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