Sports Correspondent
Ludhiana, June 15
The hockey fraternity today hailed the appointment of former Olympian Rajinder Singh Jr as the chief coach of Hockey Punjab.
International hockey players of yester years, including Olympians, sports promoters and organisers, also thanked Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi for recognising the abilities of Rajinder Singh Jr for the post of the chief coach. They said his appointment will bring positive changes to the game.
Rajinder Singh represented the Indian hockey team in Asian Games (1982), Champions Trophy (1983), Los Angeles Olympics (1984) and Dakha Asia Cup (1985).
Besides, Rajinder has played for Punjab Police and Punjab and Sind Bank for a long time. He was appointed coach of the national men’s hockey team in 2005. For his outstanding achievements in the field of hockey, he has been decorated with the Dronacharya award.
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