Graham Reid resigned as the top coach of the Indian males’s hockey staff, a day after the conclusion of the World Cup in Odisha.
Analytical coach Greg Clark and scientific advisor Mitchell David Pemberton additionally tendered their resignation on Monday morning.
India completed ninth on the quadrennial occasion held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela the place Germany gained the title after beating Belgium in a penalty shootout within the ultimate.
On the finish of group stage, India was second behind England in Pool D and needed to play a crossover match to achieve the quarterfinals. Nonetheless, the Harmanpreet Singh-led facet, regardless of main 3-1 in regulation time, finally misplaced to New Zealand in a dramatic penalty shootout
Underneath Reid and his assist employees, India gained bronze on the Tokyo Olympics, silver at 2022 Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham, and likewise secured third place within the FIH Hockey Professional League season in 2021/22.
Speaking about his stint with the Indian facet since 2019, Reid stated, “It’s now time for me to step apart and handover the reigns to the subsequent administration. It has been an honour and privilege to work with the staff and Hockey India and I’ve loved each second of this epic journey. I want the staff all the perfect.”
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey stated, “India will all the time have gratitude in the direction of Graham Reid and his staff of assist employees who’ve introduced good outcomes to the nation, notably the Olympic Video games. As all journeys transfer to completely different phases, it’s now time for us to maneuver on in the direction of a brand new strategy for our staff.”
