Newly-appointed Indian Men's Hockey Team Chief Coach Craig Fulton arrived in India on Friday morning. The 48-year-old South African landed in New Delhi where he met with Hockey India officials.
India will play their opening match of the tour on May 18 before playing back-to-back games on May 20 and 21. The visitors will then compete against Australia A on May 25 and 27, as per a press release from Hockey India
The UAE men's national ice hockey team registered a historic victory and was crowned winner of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II - Group B, held in Turkiye.
The Indian Men's Hockey Team is currently sweating it out at the ongoing national coaching camp which is being held at SAI, Bengaluru and will conclude on May 21 ahead of the team's trip to Europe where they will take on Belgium, Great Britain, Netherlands, and Argentina in the remaining sea
The 39-member Core Group is gearing up for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League games in Europe where they take on Belgium and Great Britain in London followed by a short trip to Eindhoven, the Netherlands where they take on Argentina and hosts the Netherlands
This will be the seventh edition of the coveted Asian Champions Trophy and it is scheduled to be held from August 3 to 12, serving as a precursor to the Hangzhou Asian Games in September where teams will vie to win gold and qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Salima Tete, one of the Indian team's younger players, has been instrumental in the team's success stories over the last half-decade and hopes to be a part of many more moments of glory
The camp will help players put in the hard yards to fine-tune their strategies and combinations further ahead of the Indian Women's Hockey Team's tour to Australia as a preparatory event ahead of the Asian Games in China.
To celebrate the day, the members of Indian hockey teams shared special messages to mark the occasion. Just like various colour cards in the sporting world such as green, yellow, and red, the #WhiteCard is a symbol to promote and support worldwide peace efforts.
Salima Tete, who led the Indian Women's Junior Hockey Team as Captain to a fourth-place finish at the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup South Africa 2021 in Potchefstroom, South Africa, is among the four players from Asia to be appointed for the position.