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One eye on Asian Games, other on Olympics

One eye on Asian Games, other on Olympics

Smelling a difficult competition at the Asian Games this year, Manpreet Singh, Indian men’s hockey team captain, says the FIH Pro League will be an ideal platform to try out new associations for the big-ticket contest in Hangzhou. To your recollection, Manpreet had led the men’s team to the Olympic Bronze after a desperate wait…

Why do Rupinder and Lakra retire so early?

Why do Rupinder and Lakra retire so early?

Just a few days before the national team was to gather in Bengaluru on October 4 to prepare for the Asian Games, drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh and defender Birendra Lakha announced their retirement from international hockey paving the way for youngsters to play at the global events, as they stated while annunciating their pullback. To…

“We have done everything possible to reach the levels we showed during FIH Hockey Pro League in February 2020,” says Indian Men’s Hockey Chief Coach Graham Reid

“We have done everything possible to reach the levels we showed during FIH Hockey Pro League in February 2020,” says Indian Men’s Hockey Chief Coach Graham Reid

After nearly 20 weeks in SAI, Bengaluru for the National Coaching Camp, the members of the Indian Men’s Core Probable’s Group left for their respective homes over the weekend. Expressing his satisfaction over the core group’s progress, Chief Coach Graham Reid said, “We have done everything possible to maintain and more recently get the players…

Learned a lot from the battle between the Netherlands and Great Britain in the FIH Hockey Pro League, says Indian Women’s Hockey Team Forward Udita

Learned a lot from the battle between the Netherlands and Great Britain in the FIH Hockey Pro League, says Indian Women’s Hockey Team Forward Udita

The Indian Women’s Hockey Team Forward Udita, who is still finding her feet on the international stage, expressed that she has enjoyed watching the FIH Hockey Pro League matches since the tournament resumed in September. The Forward said that she particularly learned a lot from the close encounter between the Netherlands and Great Britain in…

We are gaining confidence with every session of sports activities, says Indian Women’s Hockey Team Defender Gurjit Kaur

We are gaining confidence with every session of sports activities, says Indian Women’s Hockey Team Defender Gurjit Kaur

The Indian Women’s Hockey Team has been steadily getting back to its full form by carrying out sessions of sports activities since 19 August 2020. India’s drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur, who has played over 80 international matches for the national team, expressed that the players are gaining in confidence with every session. “It has certainly been…