CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -“It’s absolutely wonderful to have Taren Naidoo and Mitchell Pemberton on board as Scientific Advisors of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team and Indian Men’s Hockey Team respectively. We are also happy to bring on board Patrick Tshutshani as the Analytical Coach of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team.

Detailed explanation-2: -Besides, Australia’s Pemberton will take charge as scientific advisor for the Indian men’s hockey team. Pemberton was associated with Hockey Australia as the strength and conditioning coordinator for junior men’s team.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 18-member Indian Hockey Team 2023 team that will represent India at the prestigious FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup in 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela has been revealed, and the wait is finally over.

Detailed explanation-4: -The former Indian captain and Olympian was elected unopposed. Tirkey’s position has been accepted by the international hockey federation. Former Indian men’s team captain Dilip Tirkey was elected as the new Hockey India (HI) president on Friday.

Detailed explanation-5: -KBC 14: In which edition of the Olympic Games did the Indian men’s field hockey team have two joint captains? Gurbux Singh and Prithipal Singh, India’s joint captains at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, guided their team to a bronze medal. The only guy to represent India in field hockey at two Olympics was Pargat Singh.