Sushila Chanu said Indian women's hockey team is training and practicing on their own game during the coronavirus lockdown.

Namita Toppo said the Games delay gives them a chance to get one more year of experience to realise their dream of an Olympic medal.

Sumit said the Indian men's hockey team was still eyeing a top 3 finish at the Olympics despite the coronavirus lockdown slowing things down.

FIH Pro League has been postponed by one year till June 2021 after a slew of matches were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The FIH has also announced that the window for season 3 of the league will be from September 2021 to June 2022.

Indian men's hockey team defender Varun said they were not sure when they would be able to resume outdoor training due to coronavirus crisis.

Salima Tete said there was a lot of scope improvement for the Indian women's hockey team in the one year before the Tokyo Olympics.

The Indian women's hockey team raised funds for the charity through an 18-day fitness challenge, which started on April 17.

HI wants to host the 2021 National Championships as well as the inaugural Inter-Department National Championship and Academy National Championship.

Ashok Diwan had sought help to return from the USA, where he is stuck because of the travel restrictions in place owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Both the men's and women's hockey teams are currently at the SAI facility in Bengaluru, where they are carrying out their fitness drills and anaylsing their game.

Hockey India condoled the demise of Pandanda Kuttappa, a legendary figure in the region of Coorg who gave the sport the world famous Kuttani, family hockey tournament.

The basic coaching course will be attended by 32 senior men and 23 senior women core probables on May 11 and 15 respectively.

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) The Champions Trophy will be held from December 1-11 and the prestigious tournament will be followed by the men's and women's Olympic qualifiers, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) stated in a release.

A total of 32 senior men and 23 senior women core probables will take part in the Hockey India Level 'Basic' Coaching Course which will be conducted online.

The money from the crowd-funding effort will be donated to a Delhi-based NGO Uday Foundation and the proceeds will be used to provide basic necessities for patients at various locations, migrant workers and slum dwellers.

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The annual meeting was originally scheduled for October 28, 2020 but had to be postponed due to uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

The course will be attended by 32 senior men and 23 senior women core probables on May 11 and 15 respectively.

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Hockey India condoles demise of Kodava Hockey Festival co-founder Pandanda Kuttappa

Senior hockey players to undergo coaching course online amid lockdown

Hockey is struggling to survive in the country because of lack of sponsors owing to the national team's poor show at the international stage.

The funds will be used to provide basic necessities for patients at various locations, migrant workers and slum dwellers.

Last month, Diwan had sought help to return from the USA, where he has been stuck because of the travel restrictions in place following the COVID-19 pandemic.