Hockey India rejected Elena Norman’s allegations, accused of factionalism within the federation – India TV Hindi

Hockey India: Hockey India’s long-serving CEO Elena Norman resigned on Tuesday after holding the publish for nearly 13 years. Whereas resigning, he had alleged that it had grow to be troublesome to work as a consequence of factionalism within the federation, however he took this resolution. Nonetheless, based on Hockey India sources, he was not paid for the final three months. However Hockey India has denied Elena Norman’s allegations.

Hockey India rejects Elena Norman’s allegations

After resigning from his publish, Norman had advised PTI that it was turning into troublesome to work amid the combat between the 2 teams. There are two teams in Hockey India. On one aspect are me and (President) Dilip Tirkey and on the opposite aspect are (Secretary) Bholanath Singh, (Government Director) Commander RK Srivastava and (Treasurer) Shekhar J Manoharan. There are some folks there who wish to achieve energy and on one aspect there may be Dilip who is an efficient particular person and needs the well-being of Indian hockey. However Hockey India has denied the variations between president Dilip Tirkey and secretary Bhola Nath Singh.

Dilip Tirkey-Bholanath Singh issued assertion

Dilip Tirkey and Bholanath Singh mentioned in a joint assertion that they may proceed to work collectively for the betterment of hockey. In a joint assertion issued by Hockey India, he mentioned that just lately some outgoing officers have mentioned within the media that there’s factionalism in Hockey India. This isn’t right. We’ll proceed to work unitedly for the curiosity of hockey.

Stated this when cost was not obtained for the final three months

Norman He mentioned that there have been some wage associated points and after a number of initiative, they received approval final week. Norman’s resignation is the second blow for Hockey India in the previous couple of days. Earlier than him, Indian girls’s hockey workforce head coach Yanek Schopman had resigned saying that it’s troublesome to work within the sort of atmosphere that exists in Hockey India. He additionally claimed that the nationwide federation doesn’t worth and respect him. Norman expressed related sentiments however praised Tirkey for his continued assist.

Who’s Elena Norman?

Norman got here to India in 2007 to work in a sports activities administration firm. He was appointed the primary Chief Government Officer of Hockey India in 2011. In 2011, with Norman, Hockey India’s first CEO, on the helm, India’s males’s and ladies’s groups achieved their best-ever rankings. Not solely this, the boys’s workforce ended the 41-year lengthy watch for a medal by successful the bronze medal within the Tokyo Olympic Video games.

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