Chhattisgarh Hockey, General Secretary Mohammed Firoz Ansari has been nominated as one of the Hockey India Observer and Representative for International Hockey Federation (FIH) Senior Men Hockey World Cup scheduled at The Hague, Netherlands from May 31 to June 15, 2014.
Sources in Chhattisgarh Hockey informed that on March 29 during the Executive Body meeting of Hockey India it was decided that Ansari would be one of the Observers for the Hockey World Cup. However, final clearance in this connection was given by Hockey India’s Executive Director, Commander Ravi Shrivastava on May 25.
Ansari as an Observer will be closely watching the performances of Indian players during the World Cup. He would also monitor the techniques of other teams in the Championship. Ansari had played Observer’s role during london Olympics.
Ansari was appointed as Technical Officer at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. Notably, he is also the board member of Hockey India. Chief Minister and Chhattisgarh Olympic Association (CGOA) president Raman Singh, CGOA general secretary Baldeo Singh Bhatia, Chhattisgarh Hockey president Anil Verma, Indian Olympic Association Executive Members and CGOA vice-president Vikram Singh Sisodia, along with sports fraternity of Chhattisgarh have congratulated Ansari for his achievement.