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Turmoil In Hockey: HI Head Dilip Tirkey, Secretary Bhola Nath Singh Deny Rift In Joint Statement | Hockey News
29Feb By adminNo Comments
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Turmoil In Hockey: HI Head Dilip Tirkey, Secretary Bhola Nath Singh Deny Rift In Joint Statement | Hockey News

[ad_1] Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey and secretary general Bhola Nath Singh on Wednesday denied outgoing CEO Elena Norman's assertion of a rift between them, asserting that they are "united" and working in the best interest of the sport. Norman resigned on Tuesday and in an interview to PTI she alleged that there was factionalism in the body. The 49-year-old Australian suggested that Tirkey and Singh were at loggerheads and also complained of a difficult work environment. In a joint statement, Tirkey and Singh rejected Norman's claims."Recently there have been statements by outgoing officials published in the media, claiming that there are divisions within the organisation. This is not correct. We remain united in working together, and as always in the best interest of the sport," ...
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Janneke Schopman’s Future As Indian Women’s Hockey Team Coach Lies In Limbo | Hockey News
19Feb By adminNo Comments
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Janneke Schopman’s Future As Indian Women’s Hockey Team Coach Lies In Limbo | Hockey News

[ad_1] Indian women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman's days are numbered as she is unlikely to get an extension after her contract expires in July this year for failing to produce results, including the side's failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Schopman, who was the analytical coach in Indian women team's historic fourth-place finish in Tokyo Olympics, took over the reins of the national team after Spaniard Sjoerd Marijne's departure just after the quadrennial event. "Her contract ends in July-August (Till Paris Olympics). Let us see what happens, I can't tell anything ...
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“This Country Is Extremely Difficult As A Woman”: India Women’s Hockey Coach Alleges Serious Discrimination | Hockey News
19Feb By adminNo Comments
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“This Country Is Extremely Difficult As A Woman”: India Women’s Hockey Coach Alleges Serious Discrimination | Hockey News

[ad_1] Janneke Schopman, the Indian women's hockey team coach, has made some serious allegations against Hockey India, the governing body of the sport in the country, in an interview to The Indian Express. Janneke Schopman gave the interview on Sunday after India defeated USA 2-1 in their final match of the Rourkela leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Janneke, an Olympic gold medallist with the Netherlands in 2008, started as an analytical coach with the Indian team in 2020 and was subsequently made the chief coach after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. ...
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Hockey Pro league: India Women Outwit USA 3-1 | Hockey News
9Feb By adminNo Comments
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Hockey Pro league: India Women Outwit USA 3-1 | Hockey News

[ad_1] File image of the Indian women's hockey team© Twitter Indian women produced a flawless effort to outwit United States 3-1 and end this leg of the Hockey Pro League on a winning note Bhubaneswar on Friday. Vandana Katariya (9th), Deepika (26th), and Samila Tete (56th) scored for the home side, while Sanne Caarls (42nd) netted the conso...
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FIH Pro League: Indian Women Lose 0-3 To Australia, Suffer Third Consecutive Loss | Hockey News
7Feb By adminNo Comments
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FIH Pro League: Indian Women Lose 0-3 To Australia, Suffer Third Consecutive Loss | Hockey News

[ad_1] The Indian women's hockey team lost 0-3 to third ranked Australia, completing a hat-trick of defeats in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Australia captain Grace Stewart (19th minute), Tatum Stewart (23rd) and Kaitlin Nobbs (55th) were the goalscorers for the winners in the match played at Kalinga Stadium. India started the match on the offensive, forcing Australia to concede a penalty corner in the second minute of the game but an alert visiting side goalkeeper Zoe Newman averted the danger. Both the teams created significant goal-scoring opportunitie...
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Indian Women Lose 1-3 Against Netherlands In FIH Pro League Hockey | Hockey News
4Feb By adminNo Comments
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Indian Women Lose 1-3 Against Netherlands In FIH Pro League Hockey | Hockey News

[ad_1] Indian women's hockey team's penalty corner woes continued as it fell to its second consecutive defeat at the FIH Pro League, losing 1-3 to the Netherlands in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Navneet Kaur was on the lone goal-scorer for India, who were guilty of squandering as many as six penalty corners. Yibbi Jansen (3rd, 34th minute) and Fay van der Elst (21st) etched their name on the scoresheet for the Netherlands. India had lost to China on Saturday. India's goalkeeper Savita Punia was called to action right from the get-go, saving successive shots at her goal. Soon after, the Netherla...
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Lack Of Drag Flickers Concerning For Indian Women’s Hockey: Head Coach Janneke Schopman | Hockey News
2Feb By adminNo Comments
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Lack Of Drag Flickers Concerning For Indian Women’s Hockey: Head Coach Janneke Schopman | Hockey News

[ad_1] The Indian women's hockey team's woeful penalty conversion rate is due to the lack of drag flickers in the side, according to chief coach Janneke Schopman, who stressed on the need to have a more effective talent development programme in the country. Penalty corner conversion has been a thorn in the flesh for the Indian women's team of late. The inability to convert was one of the reasons the side struggled at last month's Olympic Qualifiers, eventually missing the bus for the Paris Games. "We need potentially more depth in our penalty corner. That is a concern in women's hockey i...
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Indian Women Hockey Team’s Olympic Dream Shattered After Loss To Japan In Qualifiers | Hockey News
19Jan By adminNo Comments
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Indian Women Hockey Team’s Olympic Dream Shattered After Loss To Japan In Qualifiers | Hockey News

[ad_1] Paris will remain out of bounds for Indian women's hockey team that eschewed its crisp, short-passing game to bow of 2024 Olympic qualification race with a 0-1 loss to Japan in the third-place match of FIH Qualifiers in Ranchi on Friday. Kana Urata's sixth minute strike from the penalty corner turned out to be the winner for Japan as the wheels that were set in motion for the Indian women's team, following a momentous fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, seemed to have come off after the utterly disappointing show in one of its hubs in recent years. The top three sid...
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India Lose Against Germany In Tense Shoot-Out, To Face Japan For Paris Berth | Hockey News
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India Lose Against Germany In Tense Shoot-Out, To Face Japan For Paris Berth | Hockey News

[ad_1] The Indian women's hockey team fought with tigerish resolve but lost its nerves in the most crucial phase of the penalty shootout, going down to Germany 3-4 in the second semifinal of the FIH Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi on Thursday. The match was stretched to a penalty shootout after the teams were tied at 2-2 in the regulation time. With this win Germany secured a berth in the Paris Olympics later this year. However, India will also have a crumb of consolation as the hosts have another chance to seal their Olympics berth if they beat Japan in the third-fourth place match on Friday...
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