Project ‘Promotion Indian Hockey’ shows delay

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[steve]

The project ‘Promotion Indian Hockey‘ of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in cooperation with the Indian Hockey Confederation,  the Indian Olympic Association and Olympic Solidarity (IOC) shows unfortunately delay to the time schedule laid down in the project agreement.

The report containing the ‘areas of concern’, submitted to the Indian Hockey Federations mid November 2006, will now, according to information received, be discussed early February with State Presidents and members of the Executive Boards of the Indian hockey bodies after which next steps can be decided.

The report, including restructuring of the Federations itself will also be discussed by the Indian Hockey Confederation in New Delhi at the end of January.

Anticipating a positive outcome of the deliberations and in view of the importance of qualification for the Olympic Games in Beijing for both the men and women Indian national team, the project leader Bob Davidzon (NED) has in the meantime worked out and submitted a draft action plan for the National teams for soonest consideration by the Indian Hockey Confederation.

[Gocu]

I don't know what to think about that idea. In one hand there is a problem in Indian hockey and FIH would like to help them because it's a very important part of hockey family. In the other hand there is a problem in my opinion because everyone can ask, why only India get this kind of help from FIH? I'm sure that there is a lot of countries which are in worse situation than India...
regards

[David_Underdown]

But not so many of them have the huge population and hence fan base, sponsorship opportunities etc that come with restoring the game's high profile in india (and to a lesser extent Pakistan).  the FIH has already (apparently) lost one global sponsorship partner as a result of India's poor showing recently.

[Gocu]

Yes U are right and I know it but is it a fault of player from country where hokey is not popular that he isn't Indian?

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