After months of turmoil within The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the threat to pull the Men’s Hockey World Cup from India in January, the FIH has chosen to allow the country to host. The threat to pull the championship from India came following a governance dispute.
FIH president and Hockey India administrator Narinder Batra was removed from his position earlier this year and it caused quite a stir within the organization. Since then, the possibility of moving the World Cup was thrown on the table.
In what was a productive meeting on Wednesday, a statement regarding the final decision said, “We are thankful for this visit by the FIH delegation. The interaction was extremely positive and encouraging. We have been able to conclude and agree on some important next steps to ensure the continued smooth functioning of hockey in India keeping in mind the foremost importance of the spirit of the sport and best interest of our athletes.”
In the meeting between FIH and the Committee of Administrators (CoA) in New Delhi on Wednesday, the members of the organizations planned a trip to Rourkela for September following the official tournament draw which ensures the tournament will actually be taking place as planned in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
The 2023 World Cup is to be jointly hosted by Bhubaneswar-Rourkela from January 13-29 and it is the hope of India the event will bring more attention to the nation and their talent within the sport.
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