♦ Sjoerd Marijne was re-appointed as the chief coach of the Indian women’s hockey team. This announcement was made by Hockey India on 2 January 2026. The Dutchman had led Indian women to a historic fourth-place finish at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 

♦ His appointment comes a month after Harendra Singh had quit following complaints of harassment and ineffective training by the players.

♦ During his first tenure from 2017 to 2021, Marijne led India to the Hockey World League semi-finals in 2017 and silver medals at the 2018 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy and the Asian Games in Jakarta. In 2019, India qualified for the Tokyo Olympics under his guidance, defeating the United States 6-5 on aggregate in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers.