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Spain in FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The last time they played here they beat the US and booked their place at Tokyo Olympics. It was the start of a memorable journey which, even though ended in disappointment, saw the team reach new heights.
Graham Reid took over the reins of the Indian men's hockey team, they have grown leaps and bounds with their biggest achievement being the Olympics bronze in Tokyo. Post the Olympics though the results haven't been upto the high expectations and controversy broke out when recently the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra, who is also the FIH president, shot off a letter to Hockey India (HI) president asking him to explain the team's 'unacceptable' performance. What followed were rumours that maybe Reid's time was finally up.
hockey team when they take on a lower-ranked Spain, while its women counterparts would look to carry on the momentum against same opposition during their respective FIH Pro League campaigns this weekend. Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Indian men started their FIH Pro League campaign on a rousing note, beating France 5-0 before being shocked 2-5 by the Frenchmen in the return leg. Against South Africa, India registered identical 10-2 wins in the two matches. Both the ties were played in Potchefstroom, South Africa. But the result against world no.12 France in the second match of the two-leg tie was far from expectations from India, ranked fifth in the world. The Indians were caught off guard and napping by the ever-improving Frenchmen in all aspects of the game in the second match, much to the surprise of the eight-time Olympic champions.
women's hockey team views the ongoing FIH Pro League as a perfect launch-pad to prepare the side for two key tournaments this year -- the World Cup and the Hangzhou Asian Games, which would also be a qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Indian women made a fantastic debut in the FIH Pro League, beating China 7-1 and 2-1 in their opening two-leg tie in Muscat, Oman earlier this year. And India captain Savita said that playing against top teams in the FIH Pro League will be a fair assessment of their game ahead of an important 2022, which also has the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Graham Reid on Tuesday met Indian Olympic Association chief Narinder Batra after the country's top sports administrator questioned the side's recent inconsistent performance. Batra, who also heads the International Hockey Federation, had last week asked Hockey India to explain the reasons behind the team's "unacceptable" performance in Bangladesh and South Africa following its historic bronze in Tokyo Olympics last year. "Met today with Graham Reid chief/head coach Indian men hockey team...
hockey team arrived on Tuesday ahead of its two-legged FIH Pro League matches against India on February 26 and 27. Spain suffered a defeat in their opening match of the tournament at home against the Netherlands (0-1) but managed to push their second game against the Dutch to a shootout (after a 2-2 stalemate) where they lost. Playing in the top league for the first time, the Indians had won both their two matches against China (7-1) and Muscat (2-1) in Oman on January 31 and February 1.
Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday met with the Indian men's and women's hockey teams at the Kalinga Stadium here and wished them luck for the upcoming home leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League. The India men's team will face off against Spain on February 26 and 27. The Spanish men's team arrived here on Monday ahead of its two-legged Pro League tie against Olympic bronze medallist India.
Having lost both their opening matches against England earlier this month, world no. 9 Spain will look to register their first win in this season's Pro League. "We are not too concerned about the losses against England.