Mixing tours and camps, Marijne charts build-up for World Cup, Asian Games

NEW DELHI: (Mar 18) India women's hockey team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne is banking on a mix of overseas tours, competitive exposure and national camps to ready the side for the World Cup and Asian games this year.

The World Cup is scheduled to be held in Belgium and Netherlands in August, while the Asian Games will take place in Japan in September.

The Indian women's team will compete in the FIH Hockey Nations Cup in Auckland from June 15 to 21. They are also scheduled to tour the United States and Argentina, and play matches against Germany and the Netherlands.