NEW DELHI: Chief coach of the Indian women's hockey team Harendra Singh told his team to "forget the past and think about the future" as he outlined his team's plan for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . The Indian women's team set a new record in Tokyo, finishing a creditable fourth, but were unable to qualify for the Paris Games, where the men's team earned a bronze medal for the second time running. "When I took up this team, we had discussed this topic in length.
I always look into the positive side and feel that something better is there in store for them. "Obviously girls were disheartened, the whole country was sad but I told them that there is something bigger waiting for them," Harendra, who was appointed to the role in April this year, told PTI Bhasha. "I told them to forget about the past and think about the future.
I have given this mission a name 'Road to LA 2028' and I think it will be a beautiful journey." Having led the women's team from 2017 to 2018, Harendra stated that his goal is to win an Olympic gold medal in Los Angeles in 2028 and counseled his players to "forget the past and think about the future". "India won the first Olympic medal in hockey in Los Angeles in 1928 when the legend Dhyan Chand ji was the part of the team and what would be a better start than winning a medal in 2028 at the same place exactly after 100 years," said Harendra, who was earlier in charge of the women's team in 2017-18.
"Whatever good has been done in the last four ye.