Senior women’s hockey camp starts with 60 players
The Hindu
List to be pruned down to 33 ahead of preparations
A total of 60 players have joined the senior women's national hockey camp which began at the Sports Authority of India south centre in Bengaluru on Monday.
The players have been selected on the basis of their performance at the recently-held 11th senior women's national championship, the inter-department national championship and other Hockey India sanctioned domestic events.
The 60-member list also includes players who have been retained from the senior women's core group based on their performance in international tournaments, a Hockey India release stated.
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