Rijiju said the government is committed to extend all possible support to the athletes in their endeavours to earn Olympic glory for the country.
Indian men's team will take on Russia in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers on November 1 and 2.
As world no.5 India gears up to take on lowly Russia, ranked 22nd, in a two-match final Olympic qualifier here on Friday and Saturday, Reid's message to his wards is straight forward: "Treat every team with respect".
Hockey India on Friday named an unchanged women squad, to be led by Rani Rampal, along with the men's team for the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.
Speaking ahead of the announcement of his team for the qualifiers, Reid said that he is satisfied with the performances his team put in against Belgium and Spain during their preparatory tour
It was Japan who took an early lead in the game, their very first attack earning them a first penalty corner. From the resultant drag flick, Wataru Matsumoto converted to give them the lead.
Mandeep Singh and Akashdeep Singh scored in the second half to guide the Indian men's hockey team to a superb 2-0 win over Belgium.
Midfielder Manpreet Singh will continue to lead the side of Indian Hockey team for the tour to Belgium, which begins on September 26.
In a favourable draw, the Indian men's team was on Monday pitted against lower-ranked Russia in the final round of the Tokyo Olympics qualifiers.
The Indian men's hockey team remains at fifth position, while the women's team has climbed to 9th.
Indian Hockey great Dhanraj Pillay has pinned his hopes on the Indian team to qualify for Tokyo Olympics.
World no. 5 India rested some senior players and fielded a relatively young team for the Olympic Test event but still managed to lift the crown, defeating New Zealand 5-0 in the final on Wednesday.
Mandeep found the target in the 9th, 29th and 30th minutes while Nilakanta Sharma (3rd), Nilam Sanjeep Xess (7th) and Gurjant Singh (41st) were the other scorers for India.
Aiming to rewrite history after a hiatus of 43 years, India lost 1-2 to the Netherlands in the fourth and last quarterfinal, crashing out in front of a packed Kalinga Stadium.
The Dutch side broke a million hearts by coming from a goal behind to knock out the hosts 2-1 in the last-eight clash.
With the Indian side preparing for the crucial quarter-final clash against the Netherlands at the Kalinga Stadium on Thursday, Tirkey said the Manpreet Singh-led side's game sense has improved massively.
India will play Canada in their last pool engagement on Saturday, Belgium will be up against South Africa.
India began their campaign by thrashing South Africa 5-0 and then drew 2-2 with against a strong Belgium side in Group C.
During his time as a High Performance Director in India, Oltmans strengthened the grassroot level besides working with all the national teams, be it junior or senior, men or women.
Simranjeet Singh scored two goals and was chosen the Man of the Match for his excellent performance.
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