Hockey, Olympics 2024: Why India will miss Amit Rohidas in semi-final against Germany
Rohidas received a red card against Great Britain in the quarter-final and was handed a one-match suspension by the FIH.
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After scripting a win for the ages in the men’s hockey quarter-final against Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics, India take on Germany for a place in the final. India, eight-time Olympic gold medallists, have never reached the final since winning their final gold medal at the 1980 Games in Moscow.
Standing in their way are World Cup winners Germany in what would be a rematch of the bronze medal match from Tokyo 2020 which India won.
India, however, will be without the services of one of their key players, Amit Rohidas. The defender was shown the red card for dangerous play in India’s quarter-final match against Great Britain after hitting an opposition player on the head with his stick.
Rohidas and India protested that he had no intention of hitting the player, but the umpires ruled that the defender’s stick was in an unnatural position which led to a dangerous situation.
India were dealt a further blow later when the FIH Technical Delegate handed Rohidas an additional one-match suspension for violation of the player conduct code ruling him out of the semi-final.
Though India appealed the decision, the FIH upheld its ruling. Against Germany, India will only field a 15-player squad. Not only will that leave coach Craig Fulton with less defensive...
