Current chief coach of Indian Senior Women Hockey Team, Waltherus Norbertus Maria Marijne, was today named chief coach of the Indian Senior Men Hockey Team. Marijne replaced Roelant Oltmans, who was sacked after a few ordinary performances by the senior men's side in the past few months. Marijne will take charge on the 20th of this month after returning from an ongoing tour of Europe with the women's team. Marijne, Marijne was the national head coach for The Netherlands Under-21 men, apart from a short stintwith Liaoning Men China. Besides, World Cup winning junior team coach Harendra Singh was appointed High Performance Specialist coach of the senior women's team and will take charge tomorrow itself. He is a Dronacharya Award winner. The decisions were announced by the newly-appointed Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on his official twitter page. The sports ministry issued a release stating that the decisions were taken yesterday after a joint meeting betweenthe Sports Authority of India and Hockey India. According to a top Hockey India official, both Marijne and Harendra have been given a tenure till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
News On AIR | September 8, 2017 9:34 PM
Waltherus Marijne Named Chief Coach Of Hockey Men's Side