New Delhi, Aug 03: Hockey umpire Kukoo Walia will attend the International Hockey Federation's (IHF) umpiring committee meeting to be held at Amstelveen, Holland on August 19 and 20 on the sidelines of the Champions Trophy. Walia is the first Indian to be a member of IHF's elite body of umpires. After his two years' tenure, Walia was re-elected as member of the committee for four years in the IHF council meeting held at Perth in November last year.
He has also been nominated by the Asian Hockey Federation to officiate as an umpire manager in the sixth men's Asia cup to be held at Kuala lumpur from September 20 to 28.
The Asia cup will see top teams, including India, Pakistan, Korea, Malaysia, Japan and China in action.
Bureau Report