Hockey India names Harendra Singh as men's coach

Hockey India named Women's hockey coach Harendra Singh as chief coach of the Indian men's team.Incumbent men's in-charge Sjoerd Marijne was re-appointed as Indian women's hockey coach. Men's team under the tutelage of Marijne had returned without a medal in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast, Australia, for the first time since the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Harendra, who coached the Indian men's team earlier from 2009 to 2011, was



in-charge of the women's team since November last year. Under his guidance, the Indian women's team finished an impressive fourth at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. 

Harendra's most important contribution was leading the women's team to the ninth women's Asia Cup title in Japan last year. Harendra had earlier led the Indian junior men's hockey team to the World Cup title in 2016.