International Hockey Federation




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




















































International Hockey Federation
International Hockey Federation Logo.svg
Abbreviation FIH
Motto FairPlay Friendship Forever
Formation 7 January 1924; 95 years ago (1924-01-07)
Type Federation of national associations
Headquarters
Lausanne, Switzerland
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
137 national associations
Official language
English, French[1]
President
 Narinder Batra
Affiliations International Olympic Committee
Website www.FIH.ch

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




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Structure


  • 3 Recognition and awards


  • 4 FIH events


    • 4.1 Outdoor


    • 4.2 Indoor




  • 5 Partners


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





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.



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


     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.



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 events



Outdoor


Major


  • 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

  • Men's FIH Pro League

  • Women's FIH Pro League

  • Hockey Series


Defunct


  • Hockey Champions Trophy

  • Hockey Champions Challenge I

  • Hockey Champions Challenge II

  • Hockey World League


Other


  • Masters Hockey World Cup

  • International Children's Games



Indoor


  • Indoor Hockey World Cup


Partners


The following are the partners of the International Hockey Federation:[3]


  • Hero MotoCorp


See also



  • FIH World Rankings

  • Hockey Rules Board

  • History of field hockey



References





  1. ^ "International Hockey Federation Statutes" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 28 October 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Executive Board". FIH. Retrieved 5 September 2018.


  3. ^ "International Hockey Federation". FIH. Retrieved 28 October 2012.




External links


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