Disappointed with the last-place finish in the London Olympics, experienced Indian Hockey player Ignace Tirkey said his team let the country down and would try to regain the faith with a better performance in the Champions Trophy later this year.
Ignace was a member of Indian Hockey team, which finished seventh in the 2004 Athens Olympics. He has also witnessed the tragedy of losing Beijing Olympic qualifiers in Chile (2008) and now Indian Hockey touched a new low when the team failed to win a single match and finished last in the London Olympics. Ignace was again a key member of this team.
“We let the Hockey lovers of our country down. I regret this and I know that we have lost the trust of our fans. But I have confidence that team will bounce back in Champions Trophy to be held in December. We will regain their faith through better performance,” Ignace told PTI Bhasha.
The Champions Trophy, the first major FIH tournament after London Olympics, will be held in Melbourne, Australia from December 1 to 9.
The countries that will take part include Australia, Belgium, England, India, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand and Pakistan.
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please mr tirkey,for once no promises and big talks,keep quite and deliver the results..after that you don't have to say anything..we the fans will talk and you would have earned our respect but for now..please like what usain bolt does after every race he wins "fingers on your lips",just go out n play n deliever and for god's sake plz don't criticise coach nobbs like what shivendra did,by criticising him shivendra has shown what a third class man he is,he has forgotten that we come from a country where "guru shishya parampra"is still valued..by criticising his guru he has indeed shown what shivendra is made of..he should be kicked out from the team
Now it is the turn of Ignace to apologise--what are they trying to prove. After such a
humiliating defeat at London--can they be trusted--they do not want to play--
maybe they are interested in endorsement or making money--they should be kept
in India to play for fun and enjoyment--we do not have competent players in India
worthy of representing India--I am sorry this is the harsh reality. I wish things were
different--next time our team may not even qualify (like Beijing)
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