New Delhi: The Supreme Court displaying distress, with regards to the national game hockey has blamed the administrators for the poor state of the game, in the country on Thursday December 5.
According to the apex court the sports bodies should be headed by sports persons and not by businessmen. In addition to which SC has also mentioned hockey has become a part of politics and is not a game anymore.
India used to win gold medals earlier but not now the worsening condition of the national game is a matter of concern, asserted the court.
Reportedly there has been a clash between Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Hockey India (HI) fighting for claiming sole power over hockey, which creates immense anguish for the team.
Hockey India had approached the apex court two years ago and it was during the hearing of this case on Thursday that the court made this observation.
The Indian hockey team has won the Olympic gold eight times but finished last (12th) at the London Olympics and finished in eighth place at the World Cup in 2010 – winning just one match out of six.
