- Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will be the new head coach of India’s junior men’s team.
- Following India’s bronze medal victory at the 2024 Olympics, Hockey India (HI) has announced that retiring goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will become the junior men’s hockey team’s next head coach.
- PR Sreejesh had announced his retirement from the sport after the Paris Olympics.
- India won the bronze medal for the second consecutive time by defeating Spain 2-1 due to the brilliant performance of the Indian goalkeeper.
- In 2017, he received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award, and in 2021, he awarded the Khel Ratna, the country’s highest sporting honor.
