Hockey India teams training at SAI Bengaluru given one-month break

New Delhi: The Indian men and women's hockey core probables group, who were based at SAI Centre in Bengaluru, will be given a month-long break, announced Hockey India on Friday.

While the women's group were in SAI since February for the national coaching camp, the men's group arrived in Bengaluru in the first week of March after notable performance against Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands respectively in the FIH Hockey Pro League earlier this year.

It has been decided that the athletes will be recalled on July 19 to resume sports activities as part of their preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games. IANS

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