Olympic bronze medallists Varun Kumar and Sanjay will headline the 20-member India ‘A’ men’s hockey team during the five-match China tour in Jiangsu province, Changzhou City starting October 12. The team will be captained by Paris Olympics bronze medallist Sanjay, who is a defender as well as a dragflicker. Besides Sanjay, the other big name…
ARCHERY AAI treasurer Dr Ummacheril elected to World Archery medical committee Archery Association of India treasurer Dr. Joris Paulose Ummacheril was elected as a member of the medical and sports science committee of World Archery at its 56th Congress that concluded in Gwagnju, South Korea on Wednesday. The medical and sports science committee comprises five…
A muggy Bengaluru afternoon had given way to a cool evening, a light drizzle speckling the azure blue turf at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre. The Indian women’s hockey players were split into two different-coloured vests, simulating match scenarios in an intra-squad game devised by analytical coach Dave Smolenaars and head coach Harendra…
Bichu Devi was in sharp form during a training session at the SAI centre in Bengaluru. “You want a break, Bichu?” asked Dave Smolenaars, the Indian women’s hockey team’s analytical coach. “No, coach,” the goalkeeper replied. Watching from the dugout was Savita Punia, India’s mainstay in goal for almost two decades, her foot in a…