Indian hockey umpires training hard for Tokyo Olympics

BENGALURU: Two Indian hockey umpires who will officiate at the upcoming Olympic Games are getting ready for the assignment by carrying out varied fitness training, including the yo-yo test. Raghuprasad RV and Javed Shaikh are among a panel of 14 umpires who have been picked to officiate at the Olympics, scheduled to be staged from July 23 to August 8.

"I am currently doing my fitness training at home in Bengaluru. I attend online fitness classes every morning. I basically carry out strength and conditioning exercises, which strengthens my mobility and agility skills," said Raghuprasad, who has umpired at Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Cups. IANS

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