Why did Schopman say she was disrespected only after women’s team didn’t qualify for the Olympics: Hockey India secretary general Bholanath Singh
In less than a week, the women’s hockey team coach and Hockey India’s CEO quit citing similar reasons – difficult working conditions.The first was women’s coach Janneke Schopman, who said it was ‘very, very difficult’ to deal with people in Hockey India. Then, on Tuesday, the body’s CEO Elena Norman too resigned. While she told the Press Trust of India that factionalism within Hockey India was one of the reasons for her quitting, Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey in an email to the board pointed at the ‘difficult working conditions’.
Both Schopman and Norman hailed Tirkey’s support but did not mention the name of the other key office-bearer, the secretary-general Bholanath Singh, who is in the eye of the storm.
In an interview with The Indian Express, Bholanath Singh refuted claims of...