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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 06: Nick Catlin of Great Britain is tackled by Manpreet Singh of India during the 3rd v 4th place match in the Visa International Invitational Hockey Tournament – LOCOG Test Event for London 2012 at Riverbank Arena – Hockey Centre on May 6, 2012 in London, England.
New Delhi – Goalkeeper Bharat Chettri Monday was named captain of the Indian hockey team in the Olympics.
The 16-member squad and two stand-bys was announced by Hockey India (HI) after trails at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune conducted June 6-7.
The trials were witnessed by HI selectors B.P. Govinda and Balbir Singh, alongwith chief coach Michael Nobbs, assictant coach Mohammed Riaz, exercise physiologist David John and government observer Harbinder Singh.
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Sarvanjit Singh and Kothajit Singh are the two stand bys while Sardar Singh has been named as the vice-captain.
Eight-time champions India have been clubbed with Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, New Zealand and Belgium in Group B. Australia, Great Britain, Spain, Pakistan, Argentina and South Africa are in Group A.
India start their campaign against the Netherlands, July 30 at the Riverbank Arena. They next face New Zealand, August 1, Olympic champions Germany (August 3), South Korea (August 4) and Belgium (August 7).
All the matches will be played on blue artificial turf with yellow kookaburra balls. The pitch has pink runways.
The Indian team will reach London July 19 after its Europe tour of France and Spain.
India, who missed the 2008 Beijing Games for the first time in 80 years, qualified for the 2012 London Games beating France 8-1 in the final match of the qualifier here earlier this year.
The squad for the Europe tour:
Goalkeepers: Bharat Chetri (captain) and P.R. Sreejesh
Defenders: V.R.Raghunath, Ignace Tirkey, Sandeep Singh
Midfielders: Sardar Singh (vice captain), Kothajit Singh, Gurbaj Singh, Birendra Lakra, Manpreet Singh
Forwards: S.V. Sunil, Gurwinder Singh Chandi, Sarvanjit Singh, Shivendra Singh, Danish Mujtaba, Tushar Khandker, Dharamvir Singh, S.K. Uthappa
Team officials: Michael Nobbs (chief coach), Mohammed Riaz (coach), Clarence Lobo (coach), David John (physiotherapist), Shrikant Iyengar (manager), Hari Shanker Narayanan (video analyst).
