Bangalore (Karnataka) [India]June 20 (ANI): Hockey India on Thursday announced the potential 27-member core squad for the senior men's national training camp, which is scheduled to begin on June 21 and continue till July 8 at the SAI Center in Bengaluru.

“This camp is important as the Indian team will look to intensify their preparations ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Indian men's team has been placed in Group B with Belgium, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland. They will begin their Olympic campaign against New Zealand on July 27,” read a statement released by Hockey India. The team returns to camp after a successful appearance in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24, where they currently occupy fourth place with 24 points from 16 matches The national training camp core squad includes goalkeepers Krishan Bahadur Pathak, PR Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera and defenders Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay and Amir Ali.

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Midfielders called up for the camp include Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Neelakanta Sharma, Rajkumar Pal, Vishnukant Singh, Akashdeep Singh and Mohammad Raheel Mosin. The list of attackers includes Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Dilpreet Singh, Sukhjit Singh, Gurjant Singh, Bobby Singh Dhami and Araijit Singh Hundal.

Indian men's hockey team head coach Craig Fulton spoke about the importance of the camp.

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“We are looking forward to starting an important round of training in this camp and we need to ensure that we are in the best possible condition ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The players have learned a lot from their matches in FIH Pro Hockey. League, and that has helped us this season,” Fulton was quoted as saying by Hockey India 2023/24. By becoming aware of the areas we need to improve, we have plenty of time to work on them. We have a solid combination of players who can win it all.

The Indian men's hockey team has 27 members:

Krishan Bahadur Pathak, BR Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera, Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Amir Ali, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Neelakanta Sharma, Rajkumar Pal, Vishnukant Singh , Akashdeep Singh, Muhammad Raheel Moosin, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Dilpreet Singh, Sukheet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Bobby Singh Dhami and Araijit Singh Hundal. (that I)

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