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Dilip Tirkey (born 25 November 1977), is a former captain of the Indian field hockey team, politician and sports administrator. He was awarded Padma Shree in 2004. Currently he is the president of Hockey India. [1] Personal life. Dilip Tirkey was born in a Kurukh (Oraon) tribal family in Saunamara village of Sundargarh, Orissa on 25 November 1977.
17 hours ago · Former captain and Hockey India president, Dilip Tirkey, has high hopes for Indian men's hockey team skipper Harmanpreet Singh ahead of the upcoming Paris Olympics. Tirkey believes that if the star drag-flicker performs at his best, India has a strong chance of improving on their bronze medal finish at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. India had ended a 41-year wait for an Olympic medal by defeating Germany to clinch bronze at the Tokyo Games.
1 day ago · Faridabad, Jul 22 (IANS): Hockey India president and former captain Dilip Tirkey is confident in the team’s ability to secure a gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Indian team has a very rich and successful past which has seen them become the most decorated side in Olympic history. The team has won 12 medals (8 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze) for the country, making it the most successful sport for the country at the Games. ...
Sep 23, 2022 · Tirkey latest ex-player in top job after becoming Hockey India president. With the promise of ensuring “Indian hockey reaches new heights," Tirkey was left as the sole candidate for the president’s post after the two other contestants, Uttar Pradesh’s Rakesh Katiyal and Jharkhand’s Bhola Nath Singh, withdrew their nominations on Friday.
Dec 22, 2023 · Hockey India President and former Indian Captain, Padma Shri Dr. Dilip Tirkey, received an honorary Ph.D. in Sports Science from Sri Sri University on Thursday.
Sep 23, 2022 · NEW DELHI: Former India captain Dilip Tirkey on Friday became Hockey India 's first player-president after his unopposed election to the top post as yet another sportsperson has grabbed the top job in a National Sports Federation (NSF).
Sep 23, 2022 · Former Indian men’s team captain Dilip Tirkey was elected as the new Hockey India (HI) president on Friday. The Hockey India elections were scheduled on October 1 and Sunday (September 18) was the last date for filing nomination papers for the available posts.
Tirkey will be the third player to preside over an NSF after Athletics Federation of India’s Adille Sumariwalla and Kalyan Chaubey, who earlier this month was chosen as the new president of the...
Sep 23, 2022 · Olympian and Asian Games medalist Dilip Tirkey has been elected unopposed as the president of Hockey India, the governing body of the sport in the country. Dilip was announced as the new president after his opponents Rakesh Katyal, Uttar Pradesh Hockey chief and Bola Nath Singh, Jharkhand Hockey chief, withdrew their nominations.
Aug 14, 2023 · Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey talks about Craig Fulton, the revival of the Hockey India League (HIL), the future of India-Pakistan bilaterals, and more.
Nov 3, 2023 · Former captain and Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey said on Friday that they are still awaiting a window for the Hockey India League to be approved by the international governing body, and will take place either in December 2024 or January 2025.
1 day ago · Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey congratulated Sreejesh on his successful career. "Sreejesh was hardly 18 or 19-years-old when I first saw him in the Indian camp. He is a very special player ...
Dilip Tirkey led the Indian hockey team with vigour as a player and is determined to bring that passion to his role as Hockey India (HI) president, after being elected unopposed on...
Sep 26, 2022 · Dilip Tirkey, a former Indian hockey captain, was elected as the Hockey India President on September 23, 2022. Tirkey is also a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 1998 Asian Games. A...
1 day ago · Former captain and Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey has high hopes from the skipper Harmanpreet Singh at the Paris Olympics, saying if the star drag-flicker is on song there is no reason why the country cannot change the colour of the medal at the quadrennial showpiece event. India had defeated Germany to clinch the bronze medal after 41 years at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Dilip Tirkey was a member of the Indian teams that won gold and silver in the 1998 Bangkok and 2012 Busan Asian Games respectively. Former India captain and Olympian Dilip Tirkey...
Sep 24, 2022 · Former India captain Dilip Tirkey has been elected unopposed as the new president of Hockey India (HI). The three-time Olympian, regarded as one of India’s best defenders, was the favourite...
Oct 1, 2022 · With 412 international caps, Dilip Tirkey was one of the best to have played hockey for India. Now, 12 years after his retirement, Tirkey is the new Hockey India (HI) president.
Jan 5, 2013 · He was none other than Dilip Tirkey, the then hockey captain for India, the hero of almost every hockey player in Orissa and the player who was revered beyond anything else in the tribal...
1 day ago · Congratulating Sreejesh on his stellar career, HI President Dilip Tirkey said: "Sreejesh was hardly 18 or 19-years-old when I first saw him in the Indian camp and if I recall right, he made his ...
Sep 23, 2022 · If former India skipper Sourav Ganguly made a successful switch to cricket administration, ex-India captain Dilip Tirkey won the Hockey India (HI) election on Friday to step into the national...
The torchbearer of hockey in Odisha, Dilip Tirkey has done what very few sportspersons from the state has achieved. From a former captain of the India team, the most capped Indian player is now the president of the governing body of his sport in the country - Hockey India.
Dilip Tirkey is a former Indian hockey player and his playing position was of full back. He was best known for his penalty corner hit. He was an ex-captain of Indian hockey team.
Sep 23, 2022 · Former India captain Dilip Tirkey, who was the front-runner for the post of Hockey India president, was elected unopposed for the top job on Friday.
Dilip Tirkey, Bhubaneswar, India. 16,636 likes · 1,668 talking about this. This is the official page of Padmashri Dr. Dilip Kumar Tirkey, President: Hockey India
Hockey India president dilip tirkey has announced that if the national men's team fails to secure direct qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning gold at the upcoming Hangzhou Asian ...
Dilip Tirkey, the former captain and current Hockey India president, is optimistic about the Indian team's prospects at the upcoming Paris Olympics. He believes that if captain Harmanpreet Singh ...
