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June 23, 2004

Indian hockey team in the US

Coaches (from left to right) M R Negi, chief coach Rajinder Singh and Harinder Singh watch the probables go through their paces.

"The challenge is to make them [the players] reach their peak during the Olympics. We need to do further work on our defence and midfield, especially in penalty-corners," said Rajinder.

The IHF have turned to two German coaches to help the team. It has appointed Oliver Kurtz, a striker in the victorious side at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and Gerhard Rach, an experienced German league coach.

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