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[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: The hockey venue for the Hangzhou Asian Games later this year is almost ready and there is no ambiguity about the continental multi-sport event being a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics, International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Ikram Tayyab said on Sunday.The Asian Games, which were to be …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Strength & conditioning specialist Robin Arkell was with the Indian men’s hockey team when it won the Olympic bronze in Tokyo in 2021. Hockey India didn’t retain him after that. Three months ago, he joined the German national team who are now in the World Cup final.The context …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: During two defining moments in the history of Belgian hockey, the conductor of the orchestra which produced the blockbuster symphonies — gold at the 2018 World Cup and 2020 Tokyo Olympics — was head coach Shane McLeod. The champion coach, who took a 16-month break after the Tokyo …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Away from all the limelight, playing a major role in Belgium’s tremendous success in recent years in the world of hockey is their video analyst Emily Calderon. From helping the Red Lions win the World Cup in 2018 to the gold in Tokyo Olympics, Calderon has assisted Shane …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: The most obvious question since India’s first match of the ongoing Men’s Hockey World Cup has been: “Why hasn’t the team been able to convert any of its penalty corners?” To make matters worse, drag-flick expert and captain Harmanpreet Singh missed a penalty stroke as well against Spain. …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: Jon Wyatt hung up his hockey stick in 2002 after having captained England and playing 195 international matches. For 15 years after that, he had nothing to do with the sport as he didn’t consider coaching his cup of tea. It was in December 2017 that an offer …

[ad_1] BHUBANESWAR: In a bizarre incident on Tuesday at the Men’s Hockey World Cup, the Japan team had 12 players on the pitch during a penalty corner set-piece in the dying moments of their Pool B match against South Korea, which ended in a 2-1 win for the Koreans.Had Japan …

[ad_1] ROURKELA: Penalty corners are one of the most appealing parts of watching a game of hockey. But penalty corner (PC) shots called drag-flicks, often unleashed at speeds in excess of 150kmph, can also lead to serious injuries for the defenders who rush head on towards the player taking the …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Tayyab Ikram has completed two months in the office after replacing Narinder Batra as International Hockey Federation (FIH) president in July 2022. He took time out from his visit at the ongoing Men’s World Cup in Odisha to meet the media in Rourkela and share his vision, …

[ad_1] The curtain over the 15th FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will rise on January 13 when the 2016 Olympic champions Argentina and South Africa line up at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium — one of the two venues for the showpiece event.Rourkela’s Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium (BMHS) will make its debut, …