India`s Satinder Sharma to supervise hockey WC
International umpire Satinder Sharma has been appointed by the FIH to supervise matches in the hockey World Cup to be held in Delhi from February 28 to March 13.
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Sharma has been appointed by the FIH to supervise matches in
the hockey World Cup to be held in Delhi from February 28 to
March 13.
Sharma said this will be his third consecutive world cup
assignment, having already officiated in the previous two
editions held at Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia and Monchengladbach,
Germany in 2002 and 2006 respectively.
Satinder, employed as an officer with the State Bank of
India here, is the only Indian hockey umpire who was recently
awarded the Golden Whistle by the FIH for having supervised
more than 100 international matches in the Olympics, World Cup
and Champions Trophy tournaments.
PTI
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