Hockey camps to start on August 19 despite six players struck by Covid-19
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has given clearance for the national hockey camps to start as per schedule on August 19, even though six of the players from the menâs squad are affected by Covid-19. The players hit by the virus are currently admitted to a multispecialty hospital in Bengaluru.
Even though the players of both the menâs and womenâs team had already assembled at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Bengaluru on time, the spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the city has made it impossible for the camps to begin. Furthermore, a couple of days ago, six menâs players including skipper Mandeep Singh tested positive for the deadly virus and are now admitted to a multispecialty hospital in the city. Despite the recent developments, the gameâs stakeholders, including Hockey India and coaches of both the teams, unanimously decided to start the camp on August 19, as proposed.
"The Indian menâs and Indian womenâs hockey teams are scheduled to resume sports activities from, Wednesday 19th August 2020, following the completion of their 14-day quarantine period,â read a statement from SAI.
âAfter giving the utmost priority to the safety and well-being of all the athletes, it has been decided that the sporting activities will be resumed at SAIâs National Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, as scheduled earlier,â added the statement.
As per the menâs team head coach Graham Reid, the six hospitalized players â Mandeep Singh, Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak would be inducted into the camp as soon as they recover.Â
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