CHANDIGARH: Olympic champions Germany and Asian powerhouse Pakistan have confirmed participation for the four-nation Indian Punjab Gold Cup invitational hockey tournament to be held from February 5 to 14 next year.

The tournament, being hosted by the Punjab Sports Department, will be held at two venues — Sector 42 Hockey Stadium here and Olympian Surjit Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar, sports director and former Olympian Pargat Singh said.

He said the fourth invitees, the Netherlands, have yet to confirm participation.“Germany and Pakistan have confirmed participation. We sent invitation to the Netherlands also but they have yet to confirm. We got sanction from FIH for the tournament to be held at Chandigarh and Jalandhar.”