BSS, Dhaka :
The youth hockey team’s preparation camp ahead of the Bangabandhu U-21 men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey will likely begin from October 1.
“We have fixed a tentative date for the youth hockey team’s preparation camp…. the tentative date of the camp is October 1 … we are trying to arrange the camp at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) because we’ll have to arrange the camp with a isolated way due to Covid-19 situation,” said the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) acting general secretary Mohammad Yousuf told on thursday.
“We could arrange the camp in BHF but if any player leaves the camp and spreads the virus in the camp, then it will be difficult to handle the situation … So I think BKSP will be the best place to arrange the camp because the players will be there in an isolated way .. and all players will go through a Covid-19 test before the start of the camp,” Yousuf said.
The BHF general secretary informed that they would go to BKSP on Sunday (September 6) to discuss with BKSP director general with the camp. If it is not possible to arrange camp in BKSP, the federation would then take alternative decisions in the executive committee’s meeting on September 15.
Replying to a question he said they would probably call the thirty six players, who were earlier picked up for the camp.
Meanwhile, there will be no barrier as the eight hockey players, who had age complexities problems due to the postponement of the tournament, will be able to play in the Bangabandhu U-21 men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey after the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) verbally confirmed the BHF. However, the BHF yet to get any official confirmation till the date (Thursday), informed Yousuf.
The tournament was earlier scheduled to hold on June 4-14 this year but the problem has aroused as the tournament had been postponed and shifted to January next due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The youth hockey team’s preparation camp ahead of the Bangabandhu U-21 men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey will likely begin from October 1.
“We have fixed a tentative date for the youth hockey team’s preparation camp…. the tentative date of the camp is October 1 … we are trying to arrange the camp at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) because we’ll have to arrange the camp with a isolated way due to Covid-19 situation,” said the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) acting general secretary Mohammad Yousuf told on thursday.
“We could arrange the camp in BHF but if any player leaves the camp and spreads the virus in the camp, then it will be difficult to handle the situation … So I think BKSP will be the best place to arrange the camp because the players will be there in an isolated way .. and all players will go through a Covid-19 test before the start of the camp,” Yousuf said.
The BHF general secretary informed that they would go to BKSP on Sunday (September 6) to discuss with BKSP director general with the camp. If it is not possible to arrange camp in BKSP, the federation would then take alternative decisions in the executive committee’s meeting on September 15.
Replying to a question he said they would probably call the thirty six players, who were earlier picked up for the camp.
Meanwhile, there will be no barrier as the eight hockey players, who had age complexities problems due to the postponement of the tournament, will be able to play in the Bangabandhu U-21 men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey after the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) verbally confirmed the BHF. However, the BHF yet to get any official confirmation till the date (Thursday), informed Yousuf.
The tournament was earlier scheduled to hold on June 4-14 this year but the problem has aroused as the tournament had been postponed and shifted to January next due to Covid-19 pandemic.
