Singh, a close confidante of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, was voted to the president’s post, along with other office-bearers during the WFI polls but the new body was later suspended by the sports ministry, noting that the ‘newly elected body appears to be in complete control of former office bearers’.
Budding hockey stars in the country vying to make their way into the national program will gear up for the marquee domestic championships, where national selectors will be present to find fresh talent.
For the first time, departments and academies have been invited to host a national championship by the Hockey India (HI).
Hockey India President said that the postponement is indefinite and the new dates would be announced on the basis of the situation leading to the outcomes of the effect of COVID-19.
Sushil Kumar received three straight walkovers from the quarterfinal stage en route to gold at National C'ships.
