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[ad_1] It's mind over matter for Hockey India as the sports body hired renowned South African mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton to assist the men's national team in the Paris Olympics. Upton, who played a role in India winning the 2011 Cricket World Cup, will be a part of the support staff of the country's men's hockey team in Paris. He was also there when the team won gold medals at the recent Asian Champions Trophy and Asian Games. Indian men's hockey team chief coach Craig Fulton confirmed to PTI that Upton will be with his wards at the Olympics."We have Paddy Upton, he will be with us in Australia (for Test series). We will be using him wisely. For sure he will be there for Olympics with us," Fulton said when asked about the mental conditioning coach's services.Fulton, who is als...

[ad_1] Accused of rape under the stringent POCSO act, Arjuna award-winning Indian hockey player Varun Kumar has withdrawn from the FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar to explore his legal options against the allegation, which he described as a "calculated attempt to extort money" from him. The 28-year-old has been granted "urgent leave" from national duty by Hockey India after he stated that the incident has taken a toll on his "physical and mental health". Varun has been booked by the Bengaluru Police after a woman accused the defender of sexually abusing her multiple times when she was a mino...

[ad_1] File image of Herman Kruis© Hockey IndiaHockey India on Tuesday announced the appointment of Herman Kruis as the new High Performance Director. He will assume the role till September 2024, overseeing the National Junior and Senior programs of Hockey India, including the Coaches Education Pathway among other tasks. Kruis who is from the Netherlands has over two decades of coaching experience, and was earlier appointed as Coach of Indian Men and Junior Women's Hockey Teams to oversee their preparations for the coveted FIH Men's Junior World Cup and FIH Women's Junior World Cup respectively.In his vast coaching experience, Kruis has worked with Den Bosch ladies - a club based out of the Netherlands - as their Head Coach and during his tenure the team won the European Cup eight times ...

[ad_1] A profligate India missed chances galore to be held to a 1-1 draw by a determined Japan in their second match of the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai on Friday. While Ken Nagayoshi scored for Japan in the 28th minute, India drew level through skipper Harmanpreet Singh's penalty corner conversion in the 43rd minute. India had defeated China 7-2 in their opening match on Thursday. It was an engaging first quarter, with India starting off in an attacking fashion.However, despite some positive possession-based play and scoring chances, both the teams failed to find the back of the net. While Japan saw a player being substituted with an injury, India received as many as seven penalty corners in the quarter, but failed...

[ad_1] Terrassa :The Indian men's national hockey team defeated the Netherlands by 2-1 on Sunday to earn a third-place finish in the 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation International Tournament. For India, skipper Harmanpreet Singh (15') converted a penalty corner while Dilpreet Singh (50') netted the winning goal. Thierry Brinkman (25') equalised for the Dutch but could not guide his side to a win, as per Olympics.com. India, currently the fourth-ranked team in men's hockey, entered the playoff match for the third position after it finished last with two points in three group-stage games.Harmanpreet Singh's team lost 2-1 to Spain in their first match before drawing 1-1 with the Netherlands. The final league match saw them draw with England, denying them a berth in the final.Earl...