IHF to set up experts group for Olympic coaching camps

New Delhi, May 9 (UNI) The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) will nominate a small group of experts that will work towards building the team for the Olympics, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

The group. led by a fully-dedicated coaching director, will meticulously plan the coaching camps and arrange suitable facilities and scientific support in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India and the Sports Ministry, Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said in a written reply.

The Federation has also launched the Youth Development Programme for the next four years for which discussions have been held with former Olympians Balbir Singh, Ajit Pal Singh, V Bhaskaran and Dhanraj Pillai.

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