Hockey

Kalinga Stadium completes two-year milestone since being refurbished for Hockey Men's World Cup 2018

New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): The Kalinga Stadium on Saturday completed a two-year milestone since being refurbished for the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.

2020-10-10T07:23:13.433849+00:00 IST

AHF to organise online education workshops for Hockey India coaches, technical officials

New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): After the successful completion of AHF online education workshops for Hockey India coaches, technical officials and umpires, the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) will continue to conduct online education workshops in October.

2020-10-08T08:12:47.790405+00:00 IST

Very grateful to get early recognition, says young Indian hockey midfielder Rajkumar Pal

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 7 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team attacking midfielder Rajkumar Pal, who made a dream debut earlier this year, said he is fortunate to receive early recognition in his career.

2020-10-07T08:49:41.182447+00:00 IST

World-class facilities, stadiums make big difference to our performance, says Akashdeep Singh

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 6 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team forward Akashdeep Singh believes that world-class facilities and stadiums make a big difference to a side's performance.

2020-10-06T07:56:52.343215+00:00 IST

Training for Indian hockey teams underway, players confident of gaining full momentum

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 6 (ANI): The Indian men's and women's hockey teams have both resumed their training after practice was halted due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

2020-10-06T06:01:49.955715+00:00 IST

This is right time for women in India to take up hockey, believes India forward Navneet Kaur

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 5 (ANI): Indian Women's Hockey team striker Navneet Kaur who made her international debut in April 2014 at the India Vs Ireland Test Series, believes this is the right period for aspiring women's players to take up the sport.

2020-10-05T08:55:44.689690+00:00 IST

Focusing on fitness during lockdown has helped us immensely for ongoing Olympic preparations, says Monika

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 2 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team midfielder Monika feels that focus on fitness during the coronavirus enforced lockdown has helped the side in their ongoing Olympics preparations.

2020-10-02T06:15:41.439670+00:00 IST

Good to see hockey activities resuming across country: Ramandeep Singh

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 1 (ANI): Experienced Indian hockey team forward Ramandeep Singh expressed excitement on hockey activities resuming across India and he encouraged young players to ensure they follow all the norms and SOPs provided by the National Federation.

2020-10-01T07:28:06.529636+00:00 IST

Hockey India, Aaroogya conduct online session for women's players to raise cancer awareness

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): With October being the breast cancer awareness month globally, Hockey India and the non-profit organization Aaroogya for women cancer Research and Prevention conducted a session via Zoom with the members of the Indian women's hockey team about the early detection and prevention of breast, cervical and oral cancer on Wednesday.

2020-09-30T09:08:37.008905+00:00 IST

Hockey India's support has been critical in success of our team: Deepika Thakur

New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI) Former Indian hockey star Deepika Thakur believes that the support given by Hockey India has been critical in the success of the women's team.

2020-09-29T09:44:24.037138+00:00 IST

Important to stay motivated when there are no competitions, says Birendra Lakra

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 26 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team defender Birendra Lakra has faced several odds in his long career and speaking from his experience, Lakra has said that it is extremely important for everyone to stay motivated when there is lack of international competitions.

2020-09-26T04:50:42.571204+00:00 IST

Fortunate to be preparing for Olympics in safe environment, says Vandana Katariya

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 24 (ANI): Experienced striker Vandana Katariya has been extremely satisfied with the progress of the Indian women's hockey side since the team resumed sports activities last month.

2020-09-24T07:43:04.411481+00:00 IST

Belgium's attack and precision inside the circle was impressive, says Lalit Upadhyay

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 23 (ANI): Indian hockey team forward Lalit Upadhyay was all-praise for the Belgian attack that imposed a massive 6-1 win against Germany in the FIH Hockey Pro League match on Tuesday.

2020-09-23T09:58:38.709683+00:00 IST

Experienced midfielders will be crucial for India's success, says Nikki Pradhan

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 22 (ANI): Experience is an important factor for tournaments such as Olympics, Indian women's hockey team midfielder Nikki Pradhan said on Tuesday, adding that experienced midfielders will be the key to success in the forthcoming years.

2020-09-22T08:20:50.391767+00:00 IST

Feels good to be back with rest of group after recovering from Covid-19, says Mandeep Singh

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 21 (ANI): Indian hockey team striker Mandeep Singh is elated to be back on the pitch and go about basic activities to improve fitness after recovering from Covid-19.

2020-09-21T12:23:17.079504+00:00 IST

Hockey India conducts online workshops for new technical officials

New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): After the launch of the open application submission system for registration of coaches and technical officials in India on the Hockey India Member Unit Portal in July earlier this year, a number of candidates submitted their application to register as an umpire or a technical official.

2020-09-19T07:08:59.868329+00:00 IST

Hockey has made us financially independent, says Rani Rampal

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 18 (ANI): In an attempt to encourage youngsters to take up hockey, women's skipper Rani Rampal on Friday revealed how the sport made members of her team financially independent.

2020-09-18T12:50:44.542144+00:00 IST

Indian hockey side aims to break into top five of FIH rankings, says goalkeeper Savita

New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Over the course of last two years, the Indian women's hockey team has recorded excellent victories and the side witnessed triumphs at the FIH Series Finals and the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers last year and their efforts during the course of 2019 resulted in better places in the rankings as well, with the side moving to the ninth position.

2020-09-17T12:48:19.236701+00:00 IST

COVID-19 experience has made me mentally tougher, says Manpreet Singh

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 15 (ANI): Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh has said that battling coronavirus was not easy and the experience of it has made him mentally tougher.

2020-09-15T11:19:55.976281+00:00 IST

PR Sreejesh keen on pursuing Hockey India coaches education pathway

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 14 (ANI): Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh desires to attend the Hockey India coaches education pathway as he wants to pursue coaching in the future.

2020-09-14T08:12:21.756738+00:00 IST

Systematic approach contributed to team's improvement, says SV Sunil

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 12 (ANI): Indian hockey team striker SV Sunil, who has been part of the side for more than a decade, said that the growth of the national team over the years is the result of the Hockey India's systematic approach.

2020-09-12T11:01:25.152511+00:00 IST