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Narinder Batra on Wednesday confirmed that he will not run for a further term as President of the Indian Olympic Association
A total of 32 senior men and 23 senior women core probables will take part in the Hockey India Level 'Basic' Coaching Course which will be conducted online.
Belgium who in January thrashed Australia in Sydney to wrestle top spot from their opponents remained at number one position. While Australia and the Netherlands are in second and third places respectively.
The Indian team defeated hosts Japan 3-1 in the final match of the tournament.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, PM Modi lauded the Rani Rampal-led side for showcasing exceptional performance during the summit showdown of the tournament.
In July 2017, Hockey India had decided to withdraw both the men's and women's national teams from the competition.
India have proposed conducting the event for either men or women in the January 13 to 29, 2023 window, which has also been preferred by Australia and New Zealand.
Hockey India on Friday named 48 players for a 21-day national camp ahead of the FIH men's Champions Trophy in Breda, the Netherlands.
Rajinder Singh was on Saturday named president of Hockey India (HI), following Mariamma Koshy's resignation from the post.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday issued a warning to its president Narinder Batra and fined him for his outburst against English law enforcement authorities during the Hockey World League Semi-Final in London last year.
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will lock horns in a high-profile opening match of the men's Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Breda, Netherlands on June 23. As per the schedule announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), besides the India-Pakistan tie, there will be two more games on the first day of the event to be held from June 23 to July 1.
After a short two-week break, 33 women players will report for the national camp starting in Bengaluru's Sports Authority of India campus tomorrow.
To create hype and symbolise the visit by the international eleven side, the PHF has also invited several hockey legends from different countries for the matches.
The Asia Cup crown after a decade and the bronze at the Hockey World League Finals were the high points for India's men's hockey team in the year gone by, where successes at the global stage were few and far between.
The 41-year-old Shaikh from Mumbai began his career as an umpire in 2000 at a local tournament. In 2002, he was called- up as a national umpire followed by an opportunity at the 2003 Under-21 Invitational Cup in Poland where he served as an international umpire.
The Indian men's team were at the sixth spot since the beginning of this year and maintained its position throughout 2017.
Rathore reiterated that the Central Government will do everything possible in its capacity to support the athletes and raise the bar of sports in the country.
The all-play-quarterfinal format existing in the FIH's four-tier HWL has come in for some criticism from a few teams which have failed to progress beyond the last-eight stage despite finishing on top in pool stages.
The Government of Odisha, which is the title sponsor for both HWL Final and the 2018 World Cup, has had a huge role in promotion of the sport, especially of late.
India earned four penalty corners but Rupinder Pal Singh and Harmanpreet Singh failed to be on the mark on any of those.
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