International Hockey Federation

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 Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra.[3] FIH is responsible for field hockey's major international tournaments, notably the Hockey World Cup.

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
Fédération Internationale de Hockey
AbbreviationFIH
Formation7 January 1924 (1924-01-07)
Founded atParis, France
TypeSports federation
Legal statusGoverning body of
Field Hockey
PurposeSport governance
HeadquartersLausanne, Switzerland
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
137 national associations
Official language
English, French[1]
President
Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra[2]
CEO
Thierry Weil
Main organ
Congress
AffiliationsInternational Olympic Committee
WebsiteFIH.ch

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]

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.[5] 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
Olympic tournament  Belgium (2020)  Netherlands (2020)
World Cup  Belgium (2018)  Netherlands (2018)
FIH Pro League  Belgium (2020–21)  Netherlands (2020–21)
Junior World Cup  Argentina (2021)  Netherlands (2022)
Youth Olympics  Malaysia (2018)  Argentina (2018)
Indoor World Cup  Austria (2018)  Germany (2018)

Partners

The following are the partners of the International Hockey Federation:[6]

See also

References
  1. "International Hockey Federation Statutes" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  2. "Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra re-elected President at 47th FIH Congress". FIH. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. "Executive Board". FIH. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. "FIH reiterates full support to Ukraine's hockey community". FIH. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. Sathe, Mukund. "Paul Léautey". This Day in History. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. "International Hockey Federation". FIH. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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