Hockey World Cup: In interior Odisha, a 71-year-old hockey coach sold business, mortgaged land to groom champions

Hockey World Cup: In interior Odisha, a 71-year-old hockey coach sold business, mortgaged land to groom champions

Hockey World Cup: Over the most recent twenty years, Dominic Toppo has created near 100 state-level players of which 13 have proceeded to address the country.

Hockey World Cup: "Until my final gasp, until there's life inside me, I will proceed with this. I will pass on finishing this work."
Dominic Toppo lays on the backboard of a goal line, soaked in sweat and noticeably depleted in the wake of playing quarter-court hockey on an unforgiving Sunday morning for near five hours. At 71, Toppo misrepresents his age as he winds past players sufficiently youthful to be his grandkids. He dominates and outmuscles them, halting just to address their strategy.