With a place at the FIH Olympic qualifiers already guaranteed for Canada and Spain, the final match of the entire FIH Series Finals competition could have fizzled out into a tame affair. But this was far from the case as both teams gave their all to finish their campaigns in winning style. In the end,
Canada turned on the style as they hit seven goals past a shell-shocked Italy to seal a place in the final of the FIH Series Finals, as well as an all-important ticket to the FIH Olympic qualifiers later this year. South Africa were also looking for that all important semi-final win but it was not
Valencia, Spain Canada turned on the style as they hit seven goals past a shell-shocked Italy to seal a place in the final of the FIH Series Finals, as well as an all-important ticket to the FIH Olympic qualifiers later this year. South Africa were also looking for that all important semi-final win but it
Lausanne, Switzerland: The President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra, has been elected IOC member at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee today in Lausanne. While the appointment of Dr. Batra as candidate for this position was linked to his function as President of the Indian Olympic Association, this
Belarus played a strong, disciplined game to overcome a battling Wales in the race for fifth place at the FIH Series Finals in Valencia. A 2-0 lead looked to be enough until Wales mounted a last-ditch effort in the final quarter, but Belarus held firm to win 2-1 and finish in fifth position. Wales finish
Two tasty semi-finals await in Valencia as the final FIH Series Finals event moves towards its concluding stages. A confident and disciplined Italy saw off the challenge of Belarus to set up a match with in-form Canada, while host nation Spain will play South Africa after a tenacious display that saw the top-ranked team emerge
Lausanne, Switzerland: With more hockey National Associations involved every year, the hockey community has greatly supported and celebrated the 2019 Olympic Day all over the world. From Asia to Africa, Europe to Oceania, North to South America, more than 60 National Associations have organized specific activities on the occasion of Olympic Day. Throughout last week,
The climax to a wonderful, action-packed first edition of the FIH Pro League – the ground-breaking home and away league involving many of the world’s leading hockey nations – will take place in the Netherlands later this week, with Amsterdam’s iconic Wagener Stadium providing the stage for the FIH Pro League Grand Final. The event
France were crowned champions of the third and final FIH Men’s Series Finals in le Touquet Paris-Plage after they defeated higher-ranked Ireland in a fast paced and entertaining match. A large and vociferous crowd urged the home side to victory and the men in blue delivered. Earlier in the day, Korea had put on a
THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) HAS OFFICIALLY INAUGURATED ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS ON 23 JUNE DURING THE CELEBRATION OF OLYMPIC DAY. IN 2019 THIS SYMBOLIC DAY MARKED THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF THE IOC. The inauguration of Olympic House was the culmination of a journey that started back in 2012 when the IOC decided
