International Field Hockey Federation
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| Abbreviation | FIH |
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| Formation | 7 January 1924 |
| Type | Federation of national associations |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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Membership
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125 national associations |
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Official language
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English, French |
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President
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Narinder Batra |
| Affiliations | International Olympic Committee |
| Website | www.FIH.ch |
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 located in Lausanne, Switzerland and the president is Narinder Batra. FIH is responsible for field hockey's major international tournaments, notably the World Cup.
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. 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 is based in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2005, having moved from Brussels, Belgium.
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.
The FIH World Rankings was updated once after the major tournament finished, based on FIH sanction tournaments.
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