New Delhi, Aug 01: India has managed to win the bid for hosting the 2005 Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament but missed out on staging the junior World Cup, which will be held in Holland, Indian Hockey Federation sources said here today. India, which had bid for both the tournaments scheduled for 2005 in the last Congress of the FIH held in Perth, had to be content with the six-nation elite tournament after the authorities decided to give the country the chance to host only one major championship in a year.

"We had made the bid for both the tournaments alongwith several other countries. We got the Champions Trophy, which will be held in Chennai," IHF sources told a news agency.

"We were a bit disappointed to lose the Junior World Cup since we are the defending champions but are quite happy to host the champions trophy for the second time." The last time India hosted the champions trophy was in 1996 which was held in Chennai as well.

The 27th edition of the prestigious tournament would be held in November-December while the Junior World Cup would be played in August-September.

This year`s Champions trophy will begin in Amstelveen, Holland, on August 16 while the next edition will be held in Lahore, Pakistan. Bureau Report