Picture: @SjoerdMarijne New Delhi, Sept. 8 (Agencies): Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Friday announced the appointment of Sjoerd Marijne, currently the chief coach of the Indian women’s hockey team, as the chief coach of the men’s team. “Current Chief Coach of Indian Senior Women Hockey Team, Mr. Waltherus Marijne, will take over as Chief Coach of Indian Senior Men Hockey Team,” tweeted Rathore, a former colonel who as ace shooter and the first Indian since 1947 to win an individual medal in the Olympics. Marijne, 43, replaces Roelant Oltmans, who was sacked after a few “ordinary” performances by the men’s team in the West. Marijne was appointed as chief coach of the women’s team in February. Rathore said Harendra Singh, coach of the World Cup-winning junior team, is now the high-performance specialist coach of the senior women’s team.

Source: The Telegraph September 08, 2017 10:18 UTC