Schopman's Future As Indian Women's Hockey Team Coach Lies In Limbo

Indian women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman's days are numbered as she is unlikely to get an extension after her contract expires in July this year for failing to produce results, including the side's failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Schopman, who was the analytical coach in Indian women team's historic fourth-place finish in Tokyo Olympics, took over the reins of the national team after Spaniard Sjoerd Marijne's departure just after the quadrennial event.

"Her contract ends in July-August (Till Paris Olympics). Let us see what happens, I can't tell anything at this point of time," a HI source told PTI.

It is, however, learnt that Schopman is unlikely to get an extension.

The Dutch player-turned-coach's best result with the Indian team was the bronze medals that the side won at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.