Asia: Re-elected as FIH President, Tayyab Ikram receives overwhelming support from Congress

In his President’s report at the beginning of proceedings, Tayyab Ikram tackled numerous key strategic priorities, such as the FIH empowerment and engagement strategy, athletes’ welfare, hockey development or events. He highlighted specifically some of the major accomplishments of FIH since the last Congress: Governance: FIH advancing in 5th ASOIF Review Events: Junior World Cup expanding […]

AHF: Junior Africa Cup [JAC] (Men/Women) 2024 Postponed

Based on consultation with / approval of the FIH aiming at portraying Africa’s young talents in the Junior World Cup qualifiers to select the top 3 nations per gender to qualify to the Junior World Cups scheduled for December 2025, and after discussions among 24 National Associations at the AfHF Forum held on 7 Nov. […]

Asia: Yibbi Jansen (NED) and Harmanpreet Singh (IND) named FIH Players of the Year!

Following a vote by an Expert Panel, National Associations – represented by their respective national teams’ captains and coaches – fans and media, Yibbi Jansen (Netherlands) and Harmanpreet Singh (India) have been awarded the FIH Players of the year 2024 during the gala night of the 49th FIH Statutory Congress in Oman! While Ye Jiao […]

Pakistan: Rising star Sufyan Khan vows to restore Pakistan’s hockey glory

Sufyan Khan showcasing his FIH Rising Star Award. -Author KARACHI: Pakistan’s promising hockey talent, Sufyan Khan, has aimed to help restore the country’s lost glory in international hockey after winning the prestigious FIH Rising Star Award for 2024. The 22-year-old forward, who impressed in several international tournaments this year, said that the award represents a […]