Odisha govt to sponsor Indian hockey teams for another 10 years: CM Naveen Patnaik
Hockey | August 17, 2021 21:20 ISTThe Odisha government is the official sponsor of the Indian Hockey Teams since 2018.
The Odisha government is the official sponsor of the Indian Hockey Teams since 2018.
Kaushik, who guided the Indian men's team to 1998 Asiad gold medal in Bangkok, was 66 and is survived by his son and wife.
The oxygen saturation level of the 66-year-old, a member of the 1980 Moscow Olympics gold-medal-winning Indian team, keeps fluctuating, according to his family.
In January, the Indian women's team had toured Argentina where they played seven matches against their junior, 'B' and the senior team, ranked No. 2 in the world.
Deepika (40th minute) and Gagandeep Kaur (55th) led India's fight back after Chile had taken the lead twice.
Kindo, a full back in his playing days, was a member of the team that won the lone World Cup for India in 1975 in Kuala Lumpur.
Having been in the national camp for over four months now amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Lalit feels the core group has improved in fitness levels especially in comparison to when they began the camp in August.
In the four years since making her debut as an 18-year-old against Australia, Rashmita has only been able to play two more tournaments for the country.
Since returning to the national coaching camp in August after a six-week break, the core group has been working towards achieving their previous form and match-fitness.
Karkera was part of the Indian team that won bronze in the 2017 Hockey World League Final and was part of the team that witnessed Asia Cup success in Dhaka in 2017.
Having had time to address a variety of key areas, Gursahibjit believes that physical strength plays an important role for an international striker.
Salima, who was part of India's triumphant campaign at the FIH Women's Series Finals and Olympic Qualifiers, added that 2019 was certainly the most important year of her career.
With no tournaments this year, Nisha feels this is a great opportunity to improve her skills as a defender.
The team will begin their Olympic campaign against World Champions Netherlands next year in Tokyo.
The Indian team came out with good performances against top teams in the FIH Pro League, however, Nilakanta feels that there is still more room for improvement.
Ekka said that it has been her responsibility to ensure that the youngsters in the team remained motivated during this tough period.
Varun Kumar was one of the six hockey players who tested positive in the national camp in Bengaluru.
Surender was one of the six players who were infected with COVID-19 in the national camp in Bengaluru.
Mor, who led the Indian junior men's hockey team to a silver medal at the Sultan of Johor Cup 2019, believes the new turf will give players from this region the exposure of playing on turf from a very young age.
All the hockey players, including captain Manpreet Singh have recovered from COVID-19 and will be discharged from hospital on Monday evening.
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