We have to recreate our Asia dominance: Fulton
NEW DELHI, Aug. 7 -- Indian men's hockey team chief coach Craig Fulton endured a frustrating time in Europe, watching his wards lose seven successive games in the FIH Pro League in June. It meant they wasted a golden chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup from the elite nine-team event, in the end just about avoiding relegation by finishing eighth.
But Fulton isn't too worried by the "disappointing" results. Belgium's 2018 World Cup and 2021 Olympic gold-winning coach Shane McLeod recently told HT: "India play really well in tournaments of consequence".
One of them is the Asia Cup, to be held in Rajgir, Bihar from August 29-September 7 whose winner will qualify for the World Cup in Belgium and Netherlands. If India miss out, they will hav...
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