International Hockey Federation

LAUSANNE: Malaysia's Tayyab Ikram was elected the new president of the International Hockey Federation at the weekend by the FIH Congress. 

Of the 126 votes submitted by the member National Associations, Ikram attained the required absolute majority of more than half the votes, receiving 79 votes to the 47 given to Marc Coudron (Belgium). The duration of the term of the new FIH president will be of 2 years in order to complete the mandate of previous FIH president Narinder Batra, who resigned on 18 July.

Dec 04, 2017 10:12
NEW DELHI: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Saturday invited India to join the Hockey Pro League that gets underway 2019.
Nov 28, 2017 12:11
NEW DELHI: International Hockey Federation president Narinder Batra has filed his nominations for the post of the president as well as senior vice president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), ahead of the deadline of 2 pm on Tuesday.
Nov 15, 2017 12:11
NEW DELHI: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced a commercial partnership with Google's dominant video sharing platform YouTube to provide broadcast coverage of the upcoming Hockey World League Finals.
Nov 03, 2017 14:11
NEW DELHI: Three years after its suspension was revoked, the Indian Olympic Association is reportedly facing the prospect of a split ahead of the IOA's elections due next month. 
Nov 03, 2017 13:11
NEW DELHI: Three years after its suspension was revoked, the Indian Olympic Association is reportedly facing the prospect of a split ahead of the IOA's elections due next month. 
Oct 18, 2017 08:10
NEW DELHI: The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) has announced the appointment of Shafiullah Al Munir as chairman of newly-formed AHF Event Strategy and Development Committee. Munir, presently vice-president of Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF), comes with vast experience event management apart from being an entrepreneur and CEO of Index Group.
Oct 04, 2017 14:10
AUCKLAND, New Zealand: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Hockey New Zealand have announced Sentinel Homes as naming rights partner of the Hockey World League Final in Auckland this November.
Oct 04, 2017 13:10
LAUSANNE: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the appointment of Ricky Thussu as global head of Sales. Thussu takes up his newly created position at the FIH headquarters here this month. Born in Delhi, Thussu is relocating from Manchester to take up the position where he will be responsible for increasing investment in the sport, predominantly through key FIH events.
Sep 07, 2017 16:09
BHUBANESWAR: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the pools and schedule for the Odisha Men’s Hockey World League Final, Bhubaneswar 2017. Seven teams who qualified through the Hockey World League Semi-Finals plus hosts India will go head to head to be crowned champions of season 3, which started back in April 2016.
Sep 05, 2017 15:09
NEW DELHI: Hockey India, the governing body of field hockey in India, plans to place advertisements for a new coach on its portal as well as the website of the Sports Authority of India. HI is seeking a new head coach to replace  Roeland Oltmans, who was sacked by the governing body last weekend.