What happened
Former Indian hockey officials have expressed disappointment that India is expected to have no Indian umpire or technical official on the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup panel for the tournament in the Netherlands and Belgium, scheduled to begin on Aug 15.
The officials’ comments also compare the reported situation with the 1998 World Cup in Utrecht, describing it as the first time since that event when India has had no Indian umpire or technical official appointed to the World Cup panel.
The officials also attribute the panel’s composition to a reported European dominance of such elite appointments.
Background and earlier position: how elite officials are argued to get selected
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