Decorated coach who guided China to Olympic hockey silver makes ‘difficult decision’ to quit

Australian hockey great Alyson Annan has made the “very difficult decision” to step down as head coach of the Chinese women’s national team – just weeks after being named the best in the business. Annan said she needed time to recover and rejuvenate after she reached a point of “physical and mental exhaustion”, following 11 years in elite international coaching. The decorated former player started her role in China in May 2022 and previously led the Netherlands women’s team as head coach from...