The upcoming FIH Pro League double-header between the India and England women’s hockey teams was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the British camp on Tuesday. The matches were to be played on April 2 and 3 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The sport’s governing body FIH said matches have been postponed “due to the high number of Covid cases and injuries affecting the English team.”
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“FIH, @TheHockeyIndia and @EnglandHockey are monitoring the situation. Further information will be provided as it becomes available,” FIH tweeted.
“The England women’s team had to cancel their trip to India for the double-header FIH Pro League matches on April 2 and 3 after several members of the team tested positive for COVID-19, while some suffered injuries to the team. Reasons were unavailable. ,” Hockey India said in the release.
While the women’s matches were postponed, the men’s matches between India and England will be played as planned later this week.
Commenting on the rescheduling, Hockey India President Gyanandro Ningombam said, “It is unfortunate that the England women’s hockey team had to cancel their trip to India for the weekend matches in Bhubaneswar.”
“We understand that these are challenging times for every team as we are all battling the pandemic,” he said.
The Indian women’s team is currently ranked third in the league, winning three games, drawing two and losing one.
This is not the first time that India’s Pro League match has been postponed.
Earlier this month, the Indian men’s team’s matches against Germany in the German camp were postponed following the outbreak of COVID-19.
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