New Delhi, July 29
Olympian Jagbir Singh today made it clear that he was never in the race for national hockey coach and said even if offered the job, he would refuse it owing to some “personal reasons”.
“I was never in contention for the post. The reports were mere a speculation. If the ad-hoc committee approaches me, then also I will regretfully say no to them,” Jagbir said.
Jagbir’s name had crept up after the IOA-appointed ad-hoc committee said that it will meet Olympians and technical experts of the game to prepare a roadmap for the sport and shortlist the names of coaches for the senior side, vacant since Joaquim Carvalho’s resignation. — PTI