The FIH said its decision was based on "information and recommendations from the WHO and the decisions taken by a number of governments and local authorities around the world."
With less than 150 days to go for the start of Tokyo Olympics, the Indian men's hockey team vice-captain Harmanpreet said the team needs to work upon in some areas.
The ministry said this in response to an RTI query filed by a school teacher from Dhule district of north Maharashtra.
First Khelo India ice hockey final is underway between Ladakh scouts regiment Centre and ITBP at Leh NDS Indoor stadium.
Navneet found the net in the 45th and 58th minutes, while Sharmila scored a field goal in the 54th minute as India beat New Zealand 3-0.
Netherlands beat Pakistan 6-1 in the second qualifier and 10-5 on aggregate to crush their hopes of making it to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Despite attacking efforts from both sides, it was the two defences that stood out and impressed.
In a bizarre series of events, Russian hockey goalkeeper Saveli Kononov was presented an AK-47 rifle for his match-winning performance in Izhstal Izhevsk's 3-2 victory over rivals Chelmet.
Harmanpreet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Gursahibjit Singh and Mandeep Singh scored for India in their 5-0 hammering of New Zealand in the Olympic Test Event.
Besides Manpreet and Sreejesh, also rested from the 18-member men's squad for the August 17 to 21 event is defender Surender Kumar.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has released an assistance amount of Rs 5 lakh for the treatment of triple Olympic gold medallist hockey Olympian Balbir Singh Senior, who is undergoing treatment at PGI
Rejecting speculation that the June 6-15 tournament might be shifted out of the Odisha Capital to either Lucknow or Raipur, a top Hockey India official said no such decision has been taken and the national body is committed to host the event in Bhubaneswar.
The former Australian forward Kieran Govers has joined the national camp at the SAI centre in Bengaluru to help the Indian men’s hockey team strikers prepare for the 2020 Olympic Qualifiers.
India took the lead in the 28th minute through Mandeep Singh and looked set to earn their second consecutive win of the six-team tournament, but a defensive error led to Jonghyun Jang scoring from a penalty corner.
Manpreet led the Indian team to an unbeaten streak at the Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat where the team was declared joint winners with Pakistan.
While de Goede, 29, was named the Female Player of the Year, world champions Belgium's Van Doren, 24, was picked up as the Male Player of the Year for a second consecutive time.
The Pakistan team, which almost missed the 2018 hockey World Cup in India last December due to lack of funds, is scheduled to play its first phase matches of Pro Hockey League next month.
Ikram, a Pakistani national who now resides in Hong Kong, said due to lack of international exposure hockey has no takers in the troubled nation.
Hasan Sardar feels the rise of cricket and "unprofessional" attitude of the national federation (PHF) has led to hockey's slow demise in the neighbouring country.
Spain stunned the Argentines as early as in the third minute through young Enrique Gonzalez's fine field strike past Argentina goalkeeper Juan Vivaldi.
Top News
