The Indian Hockey team, that impressively won the Olympic qualifying tournament recently, was on Thursday felicitated by the Lalit Hotel group in Bangalore. All the players were given away cheques of one lakh rupees each besides an I-Pod by the Hotel. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the function, Indian Coach Michael Nobbs said realistically India will be looking to finish anywhere in the top six in the London Olympics.Nobbs said the team will have to play some competitive matches and he had to yet work out on the plans to play with yellow ball on a Blue turf, that will be offered during the Olympics. Indian Hockey Captain Bharat Chetri said the focus of the team is to gain in strength, both physically and mentally, and then think of playing on the real stage, the Olympics.
News On AIR | March 29, 2012 9:41 PM
Indian Hockey team felicitated in Bangalore<br/>