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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 Batra. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major international tournaments, notably the World Cup.


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History

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. 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 is based in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2005, having moved from Brussels, Belgium.


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Structure

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
     ASHF - 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.


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Recognition and awards

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.


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FIH events

Outdoor

  • Masters Hockey World Cup
  • Hockey World Cup
  • Women's Hockey World Cup
  • Hockey Junior World Cup
  • Women's Hockey Junior World Cup
  • Olympic Games in cooperation with International Olympic Committee
  • Youth Olympic Games in cooperation with International Olympic Committee
  • International Children's Games
  • Hockey Pro League
  • Hockey Series

Defunct

  • Hockey Champions Trophy
  • Hockey Champions Challenge I
  • Hockey Champions Challenge II
  • Hockey World League

Indoor

  • Indoor Hockey World Cup

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Partners

The following are the partners of the International Hockey Federation:

  • Grays Clothing
  • Hero MotoCorp
  • Musco Lighting

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See also

  • FIH World Rankings
  • Hockey Rules Board
  • History of field hockey

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References


Kelly Fairweather - CEO, International Hockey Federation on Vimeo
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External links

  • Official website

Source of article : Wikipedia