# India coach questions FIH over China penalty stroke, deletes posts 2026-08-17T18:41:29+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India women's hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne has questioned the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) interpretation of the penalty-stroke rule after China's Ying Zhang converted a stroke in the 2-2 World Cup draw in Amstelveen. Marijne posted video footage on social media asking whether Zhang's action constituted a 'dragging' movement, which is prohibited under FIH rules. According to FIH Article 13.7(i), a penalty stroke must be a push, flick or scoop, and a dragging action is not allowed. Former Netherlands goalkeeper Jaap Stockmann and former Australian drag-flick expert Chris Ciriello told Times of India that the stroke appeared to be a drag. Ciriello noted that a similar action led to a goal being disallowed in the London Olympics. Marijne later deleted his posts from Instagram and X. The FIH had not responded to TOI's request for clarification at the time of publication. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: China, Chris Ciriello, FIH, Indian women's hockey team, Jaap Stockmann, Sjoerd Marijne Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/india-coach-questions-fih-over-china-penalty-stroke-deletes-posts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/india-coach-questions-fih-over-china-penalty-stroke-deletes-posts/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/