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Men's national hockey camp to conclude a week earlier on December 12: SAI

The Indian hockey team's ongoing national camp, which is currently underway at the SAI centre here, will conclude a week earlier on December 12 on the recommendation of chief coach Graham Reid. The camp, which has been going on for four months, was earlier scheduled to conclude on December 18. The players will reassemble for camp again on January 5 after a three-week break. "A comprehensive strength and conditioning program will be given to the athletes by the chief coach and scientific advisor (Robin Arkell) of the men's senior team to complete during the break," the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said in a statement. The Indian men's hockey team has been training at the SAI Bengaluru Centre since August this year, as sports began to resume in a phased manner following the withdrawal of the nationwide lockdown imposed in March to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. But the camp rain into rough weather in August this year after half a dozen players tested positive for coronavirus upon

All six Indian hockey players discharged after recovering from Covid-19

Apart from Manpreet, Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, Varun Kumar, Krishan B Pathak, and Mandeep Singh had tested positive for coronavirus

Six hockey players recover from Covid-19; to train after isolation period

The training camps for both the men and women teams will begin in Bengaluru from Wednesday.

National hockey camps to resume on August 19 despite 6 Covid-19 cases

The training camps for India's national hockey teams will go ahead as scheduled from August 19 in Bengaluru

5 Covid-19 positive hockey players shifted to hospital as precaution: SAI

Five Covid-19 positive hockey players have been shifted to a hospital in Bengaluru as a precautionary measure, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Wednesday

Covid: Hockey player Mandeep shifted to hospital after oxygen level drop

Mandeep and five other national players -- captain Manpreet Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak -- tested positive for Covid

Hockey captain Manpreet, 4 other players test positive for Covid-19

The Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and three other players have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of a national camp in Bengaluru, the SAI said

Covid-19: Hockey teams focussing on strength training during stay at home

The Indian men's and women's hockey teams have been spending quality time with their families after being given a month-long break last week.

Hockey India recommends Rani Rampal for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

For the Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement, the federation has recommended former India stalwarts R P Singh and Tushar Khandker

How Balbir Singh Sr inspired demoralised Indian team for its only WC title

If Dada Dhyan Chand was a pillar of Indian hockey before independence, Balbir Singh Sr was the other pillar in the post-independence era, says Ajit Pal Singh, captain of Indian hockey team in 1975

Indian sports fraternity mourns the death of Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr

The veteran hockey player had suffered a cardiac arrest on May 12 and after that, he suffered two more cardiac arrests during the course of his stay in the hospital.

Athletes, and not sports federations, dominate feedback on training roadmap

18 Olympic NSFs were asked to respond by May 20 but only seven -- archery, hockey, rowing, squash, volleyball, weightlifting and yachting -- gave feedback before the deadline

Sports in time of Covid-19: What can and can't be done in lockdown 4.0

As new MHA guidelines for Lockdown 4.0 comes in effect, here's how various sporting activities can resume in times of coronavirus

Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr suffers cardiac arrest, remains critical

The 96-year-old, a triple Olympic gold medallist, was hospitalised in Mohali on May 8

FIH Pro Hockey League Season 2 extended until June 2021 over coronavirus

The 2nd season of Pro Hockey League was set to run from Jan to June 2020 and around one-third of the matches were completed by early March before coronavirus crisis brought competition to a standstill

Covid-19 lockdown: Hockey India defers national championships indefinitely

The tournaments were rescheduled to start on April 29 and continue till July 3 but have been suspended for now

Indian hockey ready to hit the reset button after new Tokyo Olympics dates

It's great to get some clarity about new starting date for Tokyo Olympic Games and this allows us to begin the planning process to be ready for July next year, says India men's hockey team head coach

Tokyo 2020: Olympic cauldron ignited in Japan with flame from Greece

2020 Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August, 2020, in Japan.

Tokyo Olympics: Amid Covid-19 scare, women's hockey team to resume training

The team is grouped in Pool A for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games where they will play against top ranked teams such as the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland apart from South Africa

Cloud over 2020 Tokyo Olympics as coronavirus hits sporting events globally

IOC president Thomas Bach on Wednesday has stressed it's too early to decide the fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic