News for 09 January 2024
All the news for Tuesday 9 January 2024
The quest for Paris Olympics is on for Indian women’s hockey team
As the FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers unfold in Ranchi, the spotlight is on the Indian women’s team, which aims to secure a spot at the Summer Games in Paris.
Nihit Sachdeva
Time to set the record straight: After its Olympic debut in 1980, the Indian women’s hockey team qualified for the Summer Games for the first time in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Five years later, it fell agonisingly short of a medal in Tokyo. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
As the Olympic year kicks in, conversations about quotas, rankings, and qualification events across various disciplines will intensify.
All you need to know about India's Pool B opponents — New Zealand, USA and Italy
India are grouped alongside New Zealand, USA and Italy in Pool B while Tokyo Olympic silver medallists Germany, Japan, Chile and Czech Republic form Pool A.
The India women's hockey team at a training session in Ranchi ahead of the FIH Olympic Qualifiers. Image credit: X/@TheHockeyIndia
After narrowly missing out on a first-ever Olympic medal in Tokyo in 2021, the India women’s hockey team will hope to end the long wait in Paris later this year. They will, however, have to go through a qualification process involving eight teams in which only the top three sides will make the cut.
Drowley gets Malaysian women fighting fit for Valencia
By Jugjet Singh 
Fitness coach Tom Drowley left the Malaysian men and joined the women's outfit after the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. And after seven weeks, he sees not only a fitter but also a fighting squad as well. - NSTP file pic
KUALA LUMPUR: Fitness coach Tom Drowley left the Malaysian men and joined the women's outfit after the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. And after seven weeks, he sees not only a fitter but also a fighting squad as well.
Hockey India appoints Herman Kruis as High Performance Director
The former Coach will assume the role of High Performance Director till September 2024
New Delhi: Hockey India on Tuesday announced the appointment of Herman Kruis as the new High Performance Director. He will assume the role till September 2024, overseeing the National Junior and Senior programs of Hockey India, including the Coaches Education Pathway among other tasks.
Netherlands: Majority of HK Clubs Want to Continue With Women in Primetime
A majority of the big league clubs would like the trial with women’s matches at prime time – Sunday afternoon at 2:45 p.m. – to continue after the winter break. However, most clubs think it is still too early to conclude whether it is a success or not. Only SCHC is not in favour of extending the experiment after the winter break.
Amsterdam Coach Thomas Immink: ‘Thought About Withdrawing’
Amsterdam coach Thomas Immink addresses his players during the second playing weekend of the Hoofdklasse Zaal in Purmerend. Photo: Bart Scheulderman
These are dark times for the ladies of Amsterdam. After a scoreless first weekend, coach Thomas Immink’s team was treated to a 9-0 defeat by Den Bosch in the first match on Sunday. The second matchday ended with the first points of the season after a close victory over newly promoted Ring Pass Delft (2-1). The poor results come as no surprise. “We debated whether we should withdraw.”
Mannheim soar into German indoor quarter-finals
Mannheimer HC were among the first batch of sides confirmed for the German indoor quarter-finals as they swept to their seventh and eighth wins of the season.
1st Half Of The Super 6s Leagues Review
This weekend saw the first half of the Super 6s leagues with teams in the Premier Divisions looking for a top finish, and a place at the finals in Derby on Sunday 28 January.
Old Georgians dominate first English indoor weekend
Old Georgians put in a dominant set of performances to lead the way in the English men’s indoor Premier Division.
Watsonians and Clydesdale Western drift away from the rest of the pack in women`s indoor
A gap has opened up at the top of the Scottish Women`s Indoor National League 1 table, unbeaten Watsonians and Clydesdale Western are now six points ahead of third placed Dundee Wanderers and the rest of the pack. At the moment Wanderers and Edinburgh University are favourites to join them in the top four competition.
Army, Magnolias, QPCC crowned Ventures hockey champs
by Nigel Simon
Old Fort’s goalkeeper Tony Cole dives in vain to stop a QPCC goal during the Ventures Indoor Hockey International Invitational Tournament men’s division Pool A match at the Woodbrook Youth Facility in Port-of-Spain on Thursday. QPCC won 3-0. DANIEL PRENTICE
Defence Force men and Magnolias women were crowned new champions of the Open Divisions while Queen’s Park Cricket Club veterans retained their title when the 19th Ventures Hockey Club International Invitational Indoor Hockey Tournament ended at the Woodbrook Youth Facility, Hamilton-Holder Street, Woodbrook, on Sunday.
USA Field Hockey Announces 2023 Annual Awards Winners
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Field Hockey is excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Annual Awards that more broadly recognize, honor and celebrate individuals across the field hockey community whose contributions have made a major and lasting impact on the game of field hockey in the United States.
FIH signs 4-year partnership with Indian broadcaster Viacom18
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is delighted to announce that it has signed a major media rights agreement with Indian broadcaster Viacom18. This agreement runs for a 4-year cycle (2023-2027) and includes all FIH events, except the FIH Nations Cup.
Day 8 Results: 2nd Khelo India Sub Junior Women's Hockey League - Phase 2
New Delhi: Day 8 of the 2nd Khelo India Sub Junior Women's Hockey League - Phase 2 witnessed Jai Bharat Hockey Academy, SAI Bal Team and SAI Shakti Team win their respective matches.
The Sad Story of the Deceased Claudia Schüler (1987-2023)
Claudia Schüler – the greatest Chilean hockey player of all time – was behind the bar at the 2022 world championship in the Wagener Stadium in Amsterdam. Eight months later she was dead. She was beautifully commemorated in Santiago on Wednesday evening during the opening ceremony of the 21 World Cup.