New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Kalinga Lancers announced the appointment of Belgian coach Pascal Kina as Technical & Strategy Coach ahead of the new Hockey India League season.

Pascal will join the Vedanta Kalinga Lancers' revamped coaching staff, which includes Australian legend Jay Stacy as the team's new Head Coach, as per a press release from Vedanta Kalinga Lancers.

The 57-year-old, father of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and 2018 World Champion Antoine Kina, brings over two decades of coaching experience. Throughout his career, he has worked with several international men's and women's teams, in addition to leading top hockey clubs in Belgium.

In the early stages of his career, Kina served as Assistant Coach of the Belgium men's team from 1998 to ...