The Indian senior men’s hockey team is taking a
short break from its preparatory camp for the upcoming FIH Hockey World League
final round to be held in New Delhi beginning January 10.
The national team went through the paces at its camp at SAI Centre, Bhopal for three weeks and are expected to take a two-week break before they rejoin for the final phase of the camp beginning December 28. The camp will run till January 9 before the Blueshirts take the pitch in the FIH Hockey World League final round.
The national team went through the paces at its camp at SAI Centre, Bhopal for three weeks and are expected to take a two-week break before they rejoin for the final phase of the camp beginning December 28. The camp will run till January 9 before the Blueshirts take the pitch in the FIH Hockey World League final round.
The senior team was seen watching the Indian men’s junior team humble Argentina 4-2 at the 10th Junior Men's World Cup at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi – the likes of Sardar Singh, SV Sunil along with head Terry Walsh and High Performance Manager Roelant Oltmans were seen in the Stadium closely following the proceedings.
The senior team had finished fifth among six teams in the 3rd Asian Champions Trophy in Kakamighara, Japan where the national team comprised largely junior players in a bid to prepare them for the 10th Junior World Cup.
The 3rd Asian Champions Trophy was the senior team’s last international tournament for the year.
Earlier, they had featured in the 9th Asia Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia where they finished runners-up losing narrowly to Korea before going on to bag their 2014 World Cup berth taking the Oceania quota place.
It is pertinent to mention that India had qualified for the FIH Hockey World League final round by virtue of being hosts after failing to go beyond the semifinals in Rotterdam earlier this year.
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