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Pakistan, who have won 3 Olympic gold and been crowned world champions four times, have qualified for just one major event in the last 10 years

How three-time hockey gold medallists Pakistan completed a disastrous hat-trick of not qualifying for the Olympics

January 30, 2024 8:36 am

Unpaid coaches, a federation in debt, players reduced to driving taxis, lack of basic hockey balls to train and an archaic playing system without midfielders, Pakistan hockey is in the absolute doldrums the last dozen years.

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Dutch coach Oltmans in race for Tamil Nadu hockey academy job

April 21, 2023 7:46 am

Erik Wonink, who coached India’s junior women’s team between 2012-17, has also applied. Renowned Australian coach Anthonny Farry was also in the fray, but dropped out of the interview after being appointed as analytical coach of the Indian women’s team.

Malaysia appoint Roelant Oltmans as new head coach of national hockey team

October 01, 2018 5:09 pm

Roelant Oltmans' main priority will be to guide Malaysia to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games through next year's qualifying tournaments.

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Indian men's hockey coach: The door that keeps swinging

May 02, 2018 9:32 am

With Sjoerd Marijne, another Indian men’s hockey coach bites the dust, the eighth in a decade, but the real loser is the women’s team

Roelant Oltmans appointed new Pakistan hockey team coach

March 07, 2018 10:11 pm

Former India coach Roelant Oltmans was Thursday appointed as the new chief coach of the Pakistan men's hockey team for a two-and-a-half-year tenure, the Dutchman announced himself.

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Roelant Oltmans appointed consultant by Madhya Pradesh government

November 14, 2017 8:50 am

Two months after Hockey India showed Roelant Oltmans the door, he comes back as Madhya Pradesh’s hockey consultant.

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Hockey India sack Roelant Oltmans in search of 'result-oriented' coach

September 04, 2017 9:15 am

By sacking Roelant Oltmans, Hockey India has once again pressed the reset button, but the federation needs to take a good hard look at itself.

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Roelant Oltmans the latest hockey coach to depart with unfinished business

September 03, 2017 11:01 am

Dutchman Roelant Oltmans, who was formally shown the door on Saturday — becoming the seventh foreigner to be found wanting — had seemingly cracked the code, but he too suffered the same fate as his predecessors.

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Foreign coach in India... before you finish your contract, you will be fired, says Roelant Oltmans

September 03, 2017 10:30 am

Dutchman Roelant Oltmans talks about why Hockey India is wrong in thinking that he is not a result-oriented, why it is difficult to change the system and the difference of opinion he had with the Hockey India.

Roelant Oltmans sacked: 23rd hockey coach fired in 23 years; says ‘can’t change system’

September 03, 2017 10:04 am

The decision to fire Roelant Oltmans as India's hockey coach was taken following a three-day review meeting chaired by High Performance Director David John, who will now be the interim coach till a successor is identified.