Category: News Paper Articles

Times of India: There’s gender bias in Olympic selection: Ritu Rani By Manuja Veerappa & Prajwal Hegde Ritu Rani, India’s inspirational former women’s hockey captain, was dropped from the Olympics-bound squad on grounds of attitude ...

Times of India: Balbir’s family struggles to trace lost memorabilia gifted to SAI NEW DELHI: Even as the Indian hockey team is getting ready for the battle in Rio, back home, a 93-year-old three-time hockey ...

Times of India: Balbir Singh Sr: Forgotten legend of India Olympic glory Suitcases are funny places. You can neatly fold memories and stack them away for all time, the ageing – the remembering and the ...

Hindustan Times: Astroturf at Jharkhand’s hockey Mecca falling apart By Prabhash C Jha Khunti district has produced four Olympians and 26 international women hockey players but has only one Astroturf ground —SS High School. However, ...

Rio 2016 Olympics a chance at liberation for Indian women’s hockey team By Mihir Vasavda For the first Indian women’s hockey team to go to the Olympics in 36 years, Rio is also a measure ...

New Indian Express: Quarterfinals first step on Oltmans map of progress By Vivek Phadnis BENGALURU: The best thing to happen to Indian hockey in recent times is the appointment of Roelant Oltmans as coach. Originally ...

New Indian Express: Neil Hawgood: An Indian hockey coach with an Australian heart By Swaroop Swaminathan Neil Hawgood wasn’t sure whether the Indian women’s hockey team knew what would hit them at the Olympics. He ...

Indian Express: Australia hockey team will be tough to beat at Rio 2016 Olympics Mark Knowles and Jamie Dwyer provide Australia with a wealth of experience since Rio 2016 Olympics will be their fourth Games. ...

Indian Express: Players, coach recall India hockey team’s heartbreaking loss at 2000 Sydney Olympics By Mihir Vasavda The draw with Poland at Sydney Olympics turned out to be a crushing blow for Indian hockey and ...

Indian Express: Lowly Spain hand Indian hockey reality check before Rio For eight-time Olympic champions India, the defeats came at the right time as they give final touches to their preparation before flying directly to ...