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Sjoerd Marijne steps down as India women's hockey team coach
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): Hours after the Indian women's hockey team finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics and won the hearts of the fans back home, coach Sjoerd Marijne announced that he would be stepping down as the coach of the women's national hockey team.
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Mizoram CM announces government job, cash reward, plot of land for hockey
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Aizwal (Mizoram) [India], August 6 (ANI): Mizoram government has offered a government job and a house plot to Indian women's hockey player Lalremsiami for her participation at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics: We have inspired a nation, says Indian women's hockey coac
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team might have lost the bronze medal match in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics but head coach Sjoerd Marijne feels that the Girls in Blue has inspired lots of women in India to take up sports.
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Major Dhyan Chand's son lauds PM Modi's decision to rename Khel Ratna Awar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 6 (ANI): Ashok Kumar, the former Indian hockey player and son of legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, on Friday, lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision for renaming Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Puruskar.
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It's time for 'Chak De India' part 2: Women's coach Marijne tells SRK
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 6 (ANI): The Indian women's hockey team might not have won a medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, but their run was nothing less than a fairytale and now the coach Sjoerd Marijne wants a sequel to Shah Rukh Khan's movie 'Chak De India'.
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Tokyo Olympics: Odisha promises grand welcome to men's, women's hockey tea
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 6 (ANI): Odisha Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behra on Friday said the performance of the Indian hockey teams in Tokyo will inspire future generations and promised them a grand welcome back home.
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Your hard work inspiration for country's daughters: PM Modi to Indian wome
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Congratulating the Indian women's hockey team for their performance at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that their hard work and sweat have become an inspiration for crores of the country's daughters.
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Tokyo Olympics: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik speaks to women's hockey team, co
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 6 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday spoke to the Indian women's hockey team on video call and congratulated them for putting up a brave fight against Great Britain in the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to felicitate Indian men's hockey team on Mo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Sports Minister Anurag Thakur will felicitate the Indian men's hockey team on Monday as they return home after putting on a brilliant display at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Befitting that India's highest sporting honour be named after Major Dhyan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur stated that it's befitting that India's highest sporting honour, Khel Ratna, is being renamed after hockey legend Dhyan Chand.
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Happy with daughter's achievement at Olympics, says hockey player Salima T
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Simdega (Jharkhand) [India], August 6 (ANI): Indian women's hockey player Salima Tete's father Sulakshan on Friday said that he is very happy with the performance of his daughter and the team at the Tokyo Olympics.
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There is a renewed interest towards Hockey across India, says PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that the exceptional performance of the men's and women's hockey teams has captured the imagination of India.
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