FIH Pro-League: One Month to Go: Countdown Begins for FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25
The excitement is building across the global hockey community as we edge ever closer to the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024/25, with the new season starting off in exactly one month, on 30 November! The fans, teams, and coaches are gearing up for what promises to be another thrilling season of the “League of the […]
Nick Bandurak’s Forced Departure from Holcombe: A Disappointing End to a Decade of Excellence
In a move that has sent shockwaves across the hockey world, Nick Bandurak, one of the sport’s biggest stars, has been left out of the men’s first-team squad at Holcombe Hockey Club against his will. After ten years of remarkable service, over 200 goals, and becoming the face of the Kent-based club, Bandurak’s departure is […]
FIH Pro-League: FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-2025: get ready for the “League of the Best”!
Following absolutely thrilling Paris 2024 Olympics hockey tournaments, the sixth season of the FIH Hockey Pro League promises to be more exciting than ever before! As was the case for the last season, the winners of the “League of the Best”, women and men, will get no less than a direct qualification for the 2026 […]
Olympics: FIH President Tayyab Ikram: “Together, we have elevated hockey to the highest level in Paris 2024”
At the end of the Paris 2024 Olympics, I find myself compelled to reflect on the extraordinary hockey tournament that captivated us all. It was an event filled with unforgettable moments, a showcase of the highest levels of skill and sportsmanship. First of all, congratulations to both Dutch teams for this historic double and to […]
Olympics: “The closest hockey competitions in Olympic history”
Double Olympian with Great Britain’s hockey team – in 2000, where he captained the team, and previously in 1996 – Jon Wyatt (195 international caps) Interim Senior Director, International Hockey Federation (FIH), gives his analysis of the Paris 2024 hockey competition from a sport and technical perspective. What is your overall technical assessment of the […]
Olympics: Hockey in Motion – artist Zakea Page merges art and sport in Paris
With the Olympic Games Paris 2024 taking place in one of the world’s great art capitals, it was fitting that talented young film-maker, multi-disciplinary artist and designer Zakea Page took the opportunity to showcase his latest work. The New Zealander has a strong connection to the Olympic movement, having won the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) […]
Olympics: India legend Sreejesh bids a fond farewell to hockey
An hour or so before the Olympic Games Paris 2024 bronze medal match between India and Spain, one man stood alone on the turf at the Yves-du-Manoir Hockey Stadium. Having a quiet moment to himself, India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh sat on the backboard of the goal, looking at the pitch where he would soon make […]
Olympics: China target glorious gold in Los Angeles after sensational silver in Paris
Less than two hours after nearly masterminding one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport, China women’s head coach Alyson Annan faced the world’s media in the post-Olympic final press conference. Prior to the contest, the majority of reporters in the room (and those watching both in the stadium and on TV) […]
Olympics: Paris 2024 Olympics set to leave lasting hockey legacy in France
With over 340,000 fans attending in person and matches broadcasted globally, it is fair to say that the 14 action packed days of Olympic hockey have been a wonderful advert for the sport. As with any Olympics, the sporting legacy left behind once the greatest sporting spectacle on earth leaves town is a question often […]
Olympics: Hockey world rankings updated after Olympic Games Paris 2024
Hockey at Paris 2024 came to a conclusion on 9 August, with a historic double gold for Netherlands, as the men’s and women’s teams of a nation won the hockey gold in the same edition of an Olympics for the very first time! Germany men and China women added a silver medal to their trophy […]
