Kaushik will assist Roelant Oltmans, Director, High
Performance, who will now take the charge in place of Michael Nobbs till the
appointment of the new chief coach.
Kaushik will join the training camp of the senior men team
starting from July 16, 2013 at SAI Centre in Bangalore
for the preparations for the 9th Asia Cup to be held in Malaysia next month from August
24 to September 1, 2013.
On welcoming Kaushik for his appointment as a national
coach, Narinder Batra, secretary general, Hockey India said “Kaushik had the desired
credentials to work with the senior men team. I am hopeful that with his
contribution the team will make improvement in the coming days and wish the
team good luck to win the 9th Asia Cup and book their berth for the FIH
World Cup 2014”.
M K Kaushik who was a member of the team that won the gold
medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
said “I am happy with my appointment with the senior men team. I have
experience of working with different people from the coaching fraternity and will
give my best”.
Kaushik who retired as Deputy Director of Sports, Government
of Haryana had earlier coached both the senior men and women teams. Under his
coaching, India men team had
won their last major international tournament, the 1998 Asian Games, Bangkok . In 1998, he
received the Arjuna Award. Also, Indian women team had won bronze medal at the
Doha Asian Games in 2006 under his coaching.
Photo caption: Ms Elena Norman, CEO, Hockey India
HI Press release
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