Two players and three members of the support staff of the Indian men’s hockey team, which is currently preparing for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Bengaluru, have tested positive for COVID-19, Hockey said. India confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
India’s hockey legends like goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, Krishan Pathak, Surendra Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar and Amit Rohidas are among 31 players involved in the Commonwealth Games camp, which began on June 27 in Bengaluru and will end on July 23 when The team heads to Birmingham for the quadrangle showpiece.
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“RTPCR tests were conducted on Wednesday morning. He has mild symptoms and has been isolated,” Hockey India said in a release.
Following their impressive performances in Europe, where the men’s team survived until Billing in thrilling FIH Pro League double-headers against Belgium and the Netherlands, the team is in the national camp Play The Authority of India Center in Bengaluru, where the players are doing the final fine-tuning for the mega event.
Under the leadership of Manpreet Singh, India will start their campaign against Ghana on July 31. India in Pool B will also take on hosts England, Canada and Wales in round-robin league matches.
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List of Campers: PR Sreejesh, Pawan, Surendra Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh, Neelkant Sharma, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh , Sukhjit Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Gursahibjit Singh, Mandeep Mor, Sanjay, Mohammad Raheel Mausen, Sumit, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Gurinder Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Ashish Kumar Topno, Krishna B Pathak, Shilanand Lakra.
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