International Hockey Federation

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This article is about the governing body of field hockey. For the governing body of ice hockey, see International Ice Hockey Federation.

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International Hockey Federation
File:Fih hockey logo.svg
Abbreviation FIH
Motto FairPlay Friendship Forever
Formation 7 January 1924; 100 years ago (1924-01-07)
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
 Tayyab Ikram[2]
CEO
 Thierry Weil
Main organ
 Congress
Affiliations International Olympic Committee
Website fih.hockey

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

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.[3] 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.[4]

Structure

Map of the World with the five confederations.

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 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.

FIH tournaments

Outdoor

Major
Junior
Defunct
Other

Indoor

Title holders

Current
Competition Men's Women's
Olympics  Belgium (2020)  Netherlands (2020)
World Cup  Belgium (2018)  Netherlands (2022)
FIH Pro League  Netherlands (2021–22)  Argentina (2021–22)
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)

Partners

The following are the partners of the International Hockey Federation:[5]

See also

References

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