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Hockey post-coronavirus: HI asks players to carry their own towels, bottles

Foreseeing the new social norms that could last up to 12-18 months, Hockey India proposed to update the Constitution with a provision to allow video conference meetings as official meetings

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Depending on the situation, the Indian Men’s and Women's teams will play the Asian Champions Trophy organised by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) prior to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

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No physical contact other than in normal play, training in "groups of maximum four to six people in an area of 40x20m" and mandatory usage of the Aarogya Setu app are among the measures listed out in Hockey India's Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) once training and competitions restart post the lockdown imposed to deal with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. 
 
Here is the SOP for Hockey after lockdown
  • Training in groups of maximum 4-6 people per area of 40x20m, this will create an environment with few people in big areas of play.
  • Full pitch could be divided into 4 parts, and