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There was uncertainty about the camps since six players from the men's team tested positive for COVID-19.
Six players – skipper Manpreet Singh, striker Mandeep Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, drag-flicker Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak – have tested positive after reaching Bengaluru for the national camp.
Petitioner Aslam Sher Khan has sought quashing of the articles in HI's Memorandum of Association under which the posts of 'life member', life president' and 'CEO' with unlimited tenure and full voting rights have been created.
The Indian men's hockey team ended their tour Down Under with a 2-5 loss to world no.2 Australia in the fifth and final match here on Friday.
Hockey India has also recommended R P Singh and Sandeep Kaur for the Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement while coaches Baljeet Singh, B S Chauhan and Romesh Pathania have been recommended for the Dronacharya Award.
The Australian's appointment till the end of 2020 was ratified on Monday after Hockey India received necessary clearance from the Sports Authority of India.
Captain Rani Rampal gave India the lead in the third minute before drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur struck twice (45th and 60th minutes) late in the match to set up the 3-1 win over Japan.
The second game will be played on September 28.
Indian women have now qualified for back-to-back Olympics having sealed it in Rio de Janeiro after a gap of 36 years. The women's team first participated in the Quadrennial extavaganza in 1980 where the men's team last won their gold medal.
The 33 players will report to coach Graham Reid at the Sports Authority of India in Bengaluru on Sunday to prepare for the upcoming Belgium tour later in September and the Olympics qualifiers in October/November.
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