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Rio Olympics was a turning point for us: Khel Ratna nominee Rani

"I feel very honoured for being nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. I am overwhelmed that Hockey India has recommended my name for the top award and their continued support always encourages the team and I to do well
FIH announces revised qualification process for 2022/23 WCs

According to the new qualification process, a total of 11, instead of the original six, of the 16 quota of places in each of the two World Cups will be allocated from the five continental championships (including World Cup hosts).
NHL players on board with daily COVID-19 testing if season resumes

The league, mulling a restart of the season in July, on Sunday confirmed that it will test all players for the coronavirus daily if games resume, reports Xinhua news agency.
End of an era: Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr passes away

His world record for most goals scored by an individual in the men's hockey final of the Olympics still remains unbeaten.
Homesick players can go back but face 14-day quarantine: Hockey India

With an aim to provide a safe training environment for the Olympic-bound players, Hockey India has devised a detailed Standard Operating Procedure in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
FIH rules out immediate return of hockey

When competition does resume, organisers will need to be hugely conscious of safety measures that will need to be implemented, in order to keep the hockey workforce and the fans safe
Indian hockey teams turn tech-savvy in order to maintain social distancing

Indian hockey teams turn tech-savvy in order to maintain social distancing
Sydney Olympics drama still rankles me: Edwards

Edwards participated in four Olympics camp _from 1988 to 2000 _ and played in his first and only Olympics in Atlanta in 1996.
Hockey probables happy with online coaching

A total of 32 senior men and 23 women core probables, currently stationed at the Sports Authority of India Centre here, took the online course.
Lombard keen on improving muscle mass of women’s team

Both the men and women hockey teams have been stuck at the SAI campus since lockdown was enforced to contain the contagious disease and have been strictly practising social distancing.
Stranded Indian hockey goalkeeper Ashok Diwan returns home

His deteriorating health adding to the trauma, the 65-year-old Diwan had made a distress call to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra last month, requesting him to take his plea to the higher authorities.
Jarmanpreet Singh resolves to come back stronger

I have been in the international circuit for around two years and I have been very fortunate to be playing alongside players like Harmanpreet Singh and Birendra Lakra.
Hockey legend Balbir Singh suffers cardiac arrest

The 96-year-old, a triple Olympic gold medallist, was hospitalised in Mohali on May 8
Arkell devises new training methods to Indian hockey team

Goalkeeper Krishan B Pathak joined Robin Arkell on an Instagram live on Monday to give a glimpse of the Indian team's workout while maintaining social distancing at the Sports Authority of India campus in Bengaluru.
Narinder Batra’s president term in FIH extended

The decision to postpone the Congress, which was earlier scheduled to begin in New Delhi on October 28, was taken at an online meeting of the FIH Executive Board on Friday.
Hockey India to conduct basic coaching course

The course will see a total of 32 senior men and 23 senior women core probables take part, the sessions of which will be conducted online by Hockey India.
Mukesh reveals his fastest goal against Australia in Olympics

"I think I scored in 33 seconds. Centre half Jude Felix passed an aerial ball to me and told me to run. I sprinted across and received the ball on the left with a dodge before slotting the ball on the dive in the left corner of the Australian goal," recalls the 50-year-old
Nilakanta Sharma says Indian hockey team is in high spirits

There's no doubt that it's been a difficult couple of months for all of us. We made it a point to keep training in whichever way we can once the lockdown began.
Indian women’s hockey team raises Rs 20 lakh to help people affected by COVID-19

The funds will be used to provide basic necessities for patients at various locations, migrant workers and slum dwellers.
Career-threatening eye injury failed to dent Reena Khokar’s spirit

Despite two surgeries to her left eye in 2019, Reena's determination and hard work brought her back into the team