Elena Norman, on Tuesday, resigned because the CEO of Hockey India after holding the place for practically 13 years. During her tenure, the Indian males’s and girls’s hockey groups soared to nice heights, reaching career-best world rankings in addition to a historic feat within the Tokyo Olympic Games the place the lads’s clinched a Bronze medal ending a 41-year-long medal drought whereas the ladies completed at an unprecedented fourth place.
Elena Norman
She was among the many leaders when the federation hosted two consecutive editions of FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup in 2018 and 2023, two FIH Junior Men’s World Cup in 2016 and 2021 and likewise efficiently hosted 5 editions of the Hockey India League, a franchise-based league that catapulted the efficiency of Indian Men’s Hockey Team with children attending to rub shoulders with a few of the most elite world hockey stars.
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Hockey India, in her tenure, hosted quite a few worldwide hockey occasions together with the FIH Champions Trophy, FIH World League Finals in 2015 and 2017, FIH Olympic Qualifiers in 2019 and 2024 in addition to the FIH Hockey Pro League residence video games.
Elena was additionally on the forefront of bringing Women’s hockey to the limelight, offering them equal services because the Men’s Hockey Team together with money awards recognising standout performances in International occasions by means of the Hockey India Annual Awards.
She was notably instrumental within the success of the ladies’s crew that certified for the 2016 Rio Olympics, a historic feat because the crew certified for the primary time and took part within the Olympics after 36 years.
The crew additionally clinched successive Olympic berth in 2019 by means of the Olympic Qualifiers held in Bhubaneswar.
The CEO’s additionally spearheaded the launch of Hockey India Coaches Education Pathway, which outfitted the home coaches with world requirements of teaching practices together with varied initiatives for the Indian Technical and Match Officials.
Accepting her resignation, Hockey India President, Dilip Tirkey stated: “I would like to express my gratitude for Elena’s time and dedication. Not only as the President of Hockey India but also as a former player and avid hockey enthusiast, I want to formally acknowledge and extend my sincere gratitude for her remarkable contributions over the last 12-13 years. Her dedication and efforts have played a pivotal role in propelling Hockey India and Indian hockey to the commendable position they hold today. I wish her great success in all her future endeavors.”
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