International Hockey Federation
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The Fédération Internationale de Hockey (English: International Hockey Federation), commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and the president is Narinder Dhruv Batra.[3] FIH is responsible for field hockey's major international tournaments, notably the Hockey World Cup.
Fédération Internationale de Hockey | |
| File:International Hockey Federation Logo.svg | |
| Abbreviation | FIH |
|---|---|
| Motto | FairPlay Friendship Forever |
| Formation | 7 January 1924 |
| Founded at | Paris, France |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Legal status | Governing body of Field Hockey |
| Purpose | Sport governance |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 137 national associations |
Official language | English, French[1] |
President | Narinder Dhruv Batra[2] |
CEO | Thierry Weil |
Main organ | Congress |
| Affiliations | International Olympic Committee |
| Website | FIH.ch |
HistoryEdit
FIH was founded on 7 January 1924 in Paris by Paul Léautey, who became the first president, in response to field hockey's omission from the programme of the 1924 Summer Olympics.[4] First members complete to join the seven founding members were Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain, and Switzerland.
In 1982, the FIH merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA), which had been founded in 1927 by Australia, Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the United States, and Wales.
The organisation has been based in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2005, having moved from Brussels, Belgium.
In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the FIH banned Russia from the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, and banned Russian and Belarusian officials from FIH events.[5]
StructureEdit
In total, there are 138 member associations within the five confederations recognised by FIH. This includes Great Britain which is recognised as an adherent member of FIH, the team was represented at the Olympics and the Champions Trophy. England, Scotland and Wales are also represented by separate teams in FIH sanctioned tournaments.
- AfHF – African Hockey Federation
- AHF – Asian Hockey Federation
- EHF – European Hockey Federation
- OHF – Oceania Hockey Federation
- PAHF – Pan American Hockey Federation
The FIH World Rankings was updated once after the major tournament finished, based on FIH sanction tournaments.
Recognition and awardsEdit
The Player of the Year Awards have been given annually since 1998 for men and women, while the young category was added in 2001 to honour the best performances for junior players (under 21).
Another award, the "Honorary Award", was given to people who have made outstanding contributions to field hockey.
FIH tournamentsEdit
OutdoorEdit
- Major
- Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
- Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
- Men's FIH Pro League
- Women's FIH Pro League
- Olympic Games in cooperation with International Olympic Committee
- Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
- Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
- FIH Hockey5s World Cup
- Junior
- Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
- Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
- Youth Olympic Games in cooperation with International Olympic Committee
- Defunct
- Champions Trophy
- Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I
- Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II
- Men's Hockey World League
- Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
- Women's Hockey Champions Challenge II
- Women's Hockey World League
- FIH Hockey Series
- Other
- Masters Hockey World Cup
- Grand Master Hockey World Cup
- International Children's Games
IndoorEdit
Title holdersEdit
| Current | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competition | Men's | Women's |
| Olympics |  Belgium (2020)
|
 Netherlands (2020)
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| World Cup | Belgium (2018)
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Netherlands (2018)
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| FIH Pro League | Netherlands (2021–22)
|
 Argentina (2021–22)
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| Junior World Cup | Template:Fhu (2021) | Template:Fhwu (2022) |
| Youth Olympics | Template:Fhu (2018) | Template:Fhwu (2018) |
| Indoor World Cup | Template:Idh (2018) | Template:Idhw (2018) |
PartnersEdit
The following are the partners of the International Hockey Federation:[6]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "International Hockey Federation Statutes" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ↑ "Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra re-elected President at 47th FIH Congress". FIH. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ↑ "Executive Board". FIH. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ↑ Sathe, Mukund. "Paul Léautey". This Day in History. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ↑ "FIH reiterates full support to Ukraine's hockey community". FIH. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "International Hockey Federation". FIH. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
External linksEdit
- [url=https://www.fih.hockey/ www
.fih .hockey]
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