Fédération Internationale de Hockey | |
Abbreviation | FIH |
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Formation | 7 January 1924 |
Founded at | Paris, France |
Type | Sports federation |
Legal status | Governing body of: Field hockey Indoor hockey Hockey5s |
Purpose | Sport governance |
Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 140 national associations |
Official language | English, French [1] |
President | Tayyab Ikram [2] |
CEO | Thierry Weil |
Main organ | Congress |
Affiliations | International Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
The 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. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major international tournaments, notably the Hockey World Cup.
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. [3] First members complete to join the seven founding members were Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain, and Switzerland. [4]
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. [4]
The organisation has been based in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2005, having moved from Brussels, Belgium.[ citation needed ]
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]
In total, there are 140 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.[ citation needed ]
The FIH World Rankings was updated once after the major tournament finished, based on FIH sanction tournaments.[ citation needed ]
The following is a list of presidents of FIH: [6]
No. | Name | Country | Took office | Left office | Note |
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1 | Paul Léautey | France | 1924 | 1926 | |
2 | Frantz Reichel | France | 1926 | 1932 | |
3 | Marc Bellin du Côteau | France | 1932 | 1936 | |
4 | Georg Evers | Germany | 1936 | 1945 | |
— | Robert Liégeois | Belgium | 1945 | 1946 | Acting |
5 | Jaap Quarles van Ufford | Netherlands | 1946 | 1966 | |
6 | Rene Frank | Belgium | 1966 | 1983 | |
7 | Étienne Glichitch | France | 1983 | 1996 | |
8 | Juan Calzado | Spain | 1996 | 2001 | |
9 | Els van Breda Vriesman | Netherlands | 2001 | 2008 | |
10 | Leandro Negre | Spain | 2008 | 2016 | |
11 | Narinder Dhruv Batra | India | 2016 | 2022 | |
— | Seif El Dine Ahmed | Egypt | 2022 | 2022 | Acting |
12 | Tayyab Ikram | Macau | 2022 | Incumbent |
The FIH 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. FIH has twelve Honorary awards given to people who have made outstanding contributions to field hockey. [7]
Format | Hockey | Indoor Hockey | Hockey5s |
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Men | Olympic Games | Indoor Hockey World Cup | Hockey5s World Cup |
Hockey World Cup | |||
Pro League | |||
Hockey Nations Cup | |||
Women | Olympic Games | Indoor Hockey World Cup | Hockey5s World Cup |
Hockey World Cup | |||
Pro League | |||
Hockey Nations Cup | |||
Under-21 Men | Youth Olympic Games Hockey Junior World Cup | — | Youth Olympic Games |
Under-21 Women | Youth Olympic Games Hockey Junior World Cup | — | Youth Olympic Games |
The following are the partners of the International Hockey Federation: [8]
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