Argentina results indication of our Olympics preparedness, says coach Graham Reid

Bengaluru

Graham Reid, the Indian men’s hockey team coach, says the encouraging results on the recent tour of Argentina gave them an indication of where the team stands with less than 100 days to go for the Tokyo Olympic Games. India played six matches with Olympics champions Argentina — two of them part of the FIH Pro League — and won three of them, drew two and lost one match. In the two-match Pro League rubber, India first held Argentina 2-2 in regulation before winning the tie-breaker 3-2, and then won the second match 3-0.

“These matches in Argentina were extremely important for us to access the level we are at with lesser than 100 days to go for the Tokyo Olympic Games,” Reid said today.

Reid was commenting after the hockey core group returned to the national camp here on Tuesday. TNS

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