Hockey India

Hockey India
Sport Field Hockey
Jurisdiction India
Abbreviation HI
Founded 2009
Affiliation International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Regional affiliation ASHF
Headquarters New Delhi, India
President Mohammad Mushtaq Ahmed
Sponsor Government of Odisha
Official website
hockeyindia.org
India

Hockey India is the governing body of Hockey in India. It was formed after Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008 by IOA.

Hockey India launched its own logo in a ceremony on July 24, 2009, in India. It resembles Ashok Chakra of Indian flag. It is made up of hockey sticks.

Latest development

The Indian Hockey Federation (I.H.F) and Hockey India (H.I) on 25 July 2011 signed an agreement leading up to formation of a joint executive board which shall perform the function of the National Sports Federation for hockey. The agreement was signed after long deliberations on the basis of an agreement formula proposed by Ajay Maken, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports. This administrative arrangement will end the duality existing in hockey for more than 2 ½ years.

See also

  • Hockey Bihar

References

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  1. ↑ "FIH appoints observer for India". Indianexpress.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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