Times of India: Govt should focus on work

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Govt should focus on work instead of interfering with sports: Gill

Gill, who was in the city to attend a function of the Rotary International, told reporters on Saturday evening that he was against the idea of having a foreign coach for the national hockey team.

When it was pointed out to him that Ric Charlesworth of Australia was appointed the coach when he was the IHF President, Gill clarified that the appointment was made by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and not the IHF.

The present ad-hoc body of the IHF consisted of members who were in the news for reasons other than sport, he said.

He evaded a question about whether or not, he will contest for the IHF Presidentship again but said that he had “lot of plans for Indian hockey.”