October 23, 2021 4:02 PM

PM Modi lauds Rupinder Pal Singh for his contribution to Indian hockey

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded hockey player Rupinder Pal Singh for his contribution to Indian hockey. In a letter to him, Mr Modi said he read a post of Mr Singh, where he has annouced his retirement from Indian hockey team. Prime minister in his letter highlighted Singh's stellar role  in the Tokyo Olympics. Mr Modi said the Bronze medal in Tokyo marks a watershed moment in Indian hockey. Prime minister also expressed hope that Rupinder should be able to visit various schools...

June 30, 2019 9:32 PM

Dennis van de Pol to conduct 7-day camp with Indian hockey goalkeepers

Famous hockey goalkeeping trainer Dennis van de Pol of the Netherlands will conduct a seven-day special camp for nine Indian custodians, including P R Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadaur Pathak from tomorrow. The camp will be held at the Sports Authority of India centre in Bengaluru and overseen by India's chief coach Graham Reid.   Hockey India said in a statement that this is the first goalkeeping camp of 2019 and it will provide an opportunity for not only our keepers in the 33 core probab...