NEW DELHI: A bitter dispute between India’s leading hockey players and the game’s administrators over non-payment of match fees was resolved late on Saturday after a marathon meeting, a news report said.
Settlement of the dispute means the national team can resume their preparations for the upcoming hockey World Cup, which had been stalled after players boycotted a training camp in Pune because of the row.
Captain Rajpal Singh and five other senior players flew down from Pune to hold talks with top officials before an amicable solution was reached with both sides “promising to move forward”, a news agency reported.
Hockey India president Ashok Mattoo told reporters the dispute was over but declined to elaborate on the financial details of the agreement.
The dispute came at a time when India have been struggling to revive their fortunes after failing to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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