Indian Menas Hockey Teamis about to leave for Rio Olympics, Coach Roelant Oltmans quite calm and positive about what is to come.

a? Discussing & Sharing about some of my wonderful experiences of Olympics with the players has been one of the aspects of our preparations. These shared experiences make the players more hungry to achieve and also helps in inducing a lot of positivity in some nervous minds before the big tournament. We have a good combination of energetic youngsters as well as some experienced legs in the side a?, says Oltmans.

The Coach also says that the team did not have a satisfactory outing at London Olympics 2012 so the seven seniors in the team are quite circumspect at sharing their experiences with the remaining nine youngsters. A minor wave of negativity would have sinked in but some of my precious & memorable experiences has helped big time in keeping the players hungry.

Roelant Oltmans
Roelant Oltmans

Itas quite unfortunate that the team will not have the experience of Birendra Lakra in defence as he has not recovered from the knee injury.Aa?He is one of the best defenders India has ever had,a? says Oltmans.

But this is the time when the youngsters need to grab their opportunities and prove themselves. We had instances such as Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia and the Champions Trophy where the replacements did a fantastic job, he added.

So with the experienced and skillful players like Manpreet Singh and Sreejesh leading the unit, Indian team is very much prepared for the Rio Olympics. The team will fly to Rio de Janiero tomorrow midnight for the big occasion.

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