CHENNAI: The Indian Hockey Federation will host a three nation tournament, involving India, Pakistan and Belgium here from January 22 to 30.

The tournament will have seven matches and would serve as a preparation for the team before the Beijing Olympics qualifier in Chile in March. National hockey coach Joaquim Carvalho told PTI that a 24-member team for the three-nation tournament will be selected from 40 players, who have undergone the preparatory camp in Bangalore till November last year.

Both Pakistan and Belgium have already booked their berth for the Olympics scheduled in Beijing in August. "Forty players were in the Bangalore camp. It will be pruned to 30 and from this lot, a final 24 will be picked for the Chennai event," Carvalho said.

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