India’s upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League away fixtures towards Spain and Germany later this month have been postponed because of the worldwide journey restrictions imposed in the wake of surging COVID-19 circumstances in the Asian nation, the world physique (FIH) knowledgeable on Tuesday. The Indian males’s hockey staff was scheduled to play towards Spain on May 15 and 16, adopted by the two-leg tie in Germany on May 23 and 24.
“FIH, Hockey India in addition to the Hockey National Associations of Germany, Spain and Great Britain because the matches initially deliberate in London on 8-9 May have been additionally postponed – are presently taking a look at all potential choices to rearrange these matches at a later date,” the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said in a statement.
“On behalf of the global hockey community, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) would like to express its support and strong sympathy to the Indian hockey community, as well as their families and friends. At this very hard time for India, a country so much linked to the history as well as the current development of hockey, our thoughts are with all Indian people,” it added.
Last month, India’s FIH Hockey Pro League matches towards Great Britain, scheduled for May 8-9 in London, have been postponed following the UK authorities’s choice so as to add India to the journey ‘red list’ because of the surging COVID-19 circumstances there. With India recording greater than 3 lakh COVID-19 circumstances and three,000 deaths each day for fairly a while now, a lot of the international nations, together with Australia, Malaysia, Germany, Singapore, New Zealand, UK and so on, have suspended worldwide flights from the nation.
India is presently fourth in the FIH Pro League standings with 15 factors from eight matches behind Netherlands, Germany and leaders Belgium.
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