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Hockey India President Padma Shri: Just over a month after her team failed to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games and a few days after she caused a sensation by making claims of bias and lack of support from Hockey India, Janneke Schopman stepped down as chief coach of the Indian women’s hockey team on Friday.

The Dutch coach submitted her resignation to Hockey India President Padma Shri Dr. Dilip Tirkey after the conclusion of the Indian women’s hockey team’s outing in the home leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League in Odisha.

Schopman's tenure was to continue till September as she was appointed till the end of the Paris Olympic Games. The Indian women's team failed to qualify for the Olympics, finishing fourth in the qualifying tournament in Ranchi.