In the sanction given by Sports Authority of India to Hockey
India
regarding the men’s team participation in the 22nd Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Hockey Tournament, it is mentioned that Indian Men team will play this
tournament at no cost to government. The only obligation to the government
for this tour was to cover airfare cost of the team but in the sanction given
by SAI it is clearly mentioned that government is not covering any cost.
Therefore Hockey India
has been forced to withdraw its participation from the
tournament. Government has always covered the airfare of the team for this
tournament till date.
Earlier this month Hockey India selectors and Government observer
announced the team for the 22nd Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament in
which Danish Mujtaba was announced as the captain while PR Sreejesh as the vice
captain of the team. The team is already undergoing training camp in Delhi in preparation for
this tournament with the prior sanction of the Sports Authority of India which
will now unfortunately have to be called off.
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament is an A-Grade
tournament sanctioned by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). India has never
missed its participation in this prestigious tournament and has won the title
on five occasions. In the last edition played in 2012, India finished at third position and in 2010
were joint winners with Korea .
Also in 2009 India
were the winners of this tournament. This tournament would have provided India with much needed exposure playing high
ranked teams like Australia ,
New Zealand , Pakistan and Korea
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