Oltmans’ job safe despite poor Champions Trophy outing: PHF
Pakistan hockey coach Roelant Oltmans will continue to remain at the helm despite critics calling for his head in the aftermath of the national team’s lastplace finish at the Champions Trophy in Breda. The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has lend its support to the Dutchman, who is facing severe criticism from former players after Pakistan finished with just a win over Olympic champions Argentina. “There is no going back. Oltmans will remain in charge for Asian Games and World Cup,” a PHF official said.
SAI TO BE CALLED SPORTS INDIA
More than 34 years after coming into existence, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) is set to be renamed as Sports India, Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced today after the sports body’s governing body meeting here.
“Sports Authority of India is being renamed. The word authority is being removed. It will be known as Sports India now,” Rathore said after the meeting even as the press release issued by SAI had no mention of the change in name being approved.
The sports body, established in 1984, organised its 50th GB meeting, where it was also decided that coaches will be given a say in decision making and the food expenses of athletes will also be increased.
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must also be from the jurisdiction of the staging association. All stakeholders including team officials, players and support staff, match officials, curators and people associated with organising tournament shall be bound by the BCCI’s Anti Corruption Code.
ute of the BCCI. It wants the court to finalise the constitution of the state units in terms of the new Board statute. It has proposed elections for all units after inducting all former internationals hailing from each state as voting members.
The CoA also wants “the elevation of existing associate, affiliate members to full members with voting rights and induction of hitherto unrepresented states like Uttarakhand,
Mizoram and
Puducherry.”
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