"There is a need to give more attention to hockey...Rural youth are not involved in this games...There are little opportunities for them...Our performance will improve, if rural youths are given more opportunities," the AICC general secretary told reporters here outside Parliament.
India started their Olympic campaign with a 2-3 loss against The Netherlands, followed by humiliating defeats against New Zealand (1-3), Germany (2-5), South Korea (1-4) and finally slumped to a 0-3 defeat to Belgium.