Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, and Germany qualify for the quarterfinals of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2023
Lausanne, Switzerland: Day 4 of the World Cup decided the fate of a few teams with India and South Africa bowing out of the competition, while four other teams from Pool A & C secured their spots in the Top 8.
Belgium secured a last-gasp victory over India in a thrilling contest to top the table in Pool C, while Germany...
Xan de Waard (NED) and Hardik Singh (IND) named FIH Players of the Year!
Lausanne, Switzerland: Following a vote by an Expert Panel, National Associations - represented by their respective national teams’ captains and coaches - fans and media, Xan de Waard (Netherlands) and Hardik Singh (India) have been elected 2023 FIH Players of the Year!
While India’s Savita and Dutch goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak won the FIH Goalkeepers of the Year awards, the awards for FIH Rising Stars went...
Lausanne, Switzerland: The International Hockey Federation is delighted to announce that it has signed a four-year partnership with Nike. The partnership includes Nike delivering equipment to officials and umpires, as seen at the recent FIH Hockey Junior World Cups and the first FIH Hockey Pro League mini-tournament of the season.
Nike and FIH share the common goal of developing youth sport and getting more kids moving. Globally, only 1 in 5 kids gets the...
Lausanne, Switzerland: With international hockey action coming thick and fast since the turn of year, with the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers and multiple FIH Hockey Pro League mini-tournaments across Argentina and India, there has been a shake-up in the FIH Hockey World Rankings.
In the FIH Men’s World Rankings, Netherlands (3060) continue to sit at the top of the rankings, coming away from the India leg of the FIH Pro League, relatively unscathed, with two draws against India and a loss to Australia accounting for their only...
Interview: Paul Kamphuis (Polytan) on pioneering the shift to dry hockey
Sport Group, Polytan, and AstroTurf are at the forefront of innovations in dry hockey turf, so much so, that the FIH asked Paul Kamphuis, General Manager of Polytan Asia Pacific, to spearhead global discussions on the subject with federations worldwide.
In this role, Paul most recently presented the latest developments in dry turf and dry hockey at the FIH National Associations Summit at the Hockey5s World Cup in Oman.
As the most advanced turf manufacturer in the development of dry turf, he shares his extensive...
Lausanne, Switzerland: As part of its 100-year anniversary celebrations, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) will launch the first ever “International Hockey Day” on 13-14 April 2024. This year, dates have been chosen to coincide with the week of the “100 days to go” milestone (happening on 17 April) until the start of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
However, the International Hockey Day is not a “one-off” event. It is here to stay and will be celebrated every year in the future (at a date which remains open)!
For this first edition, FIH has invited all National Associations...
The South African Hockey Men are headed to Poland for the second FIH Nations Cup from the 31 May – 9 June 2024. The tournament will serve as preparation for the men on their road to the Paris Olympics. The FIH Nations Cup is the tournament for the highest ranked teams not in the FIH Pro League with South Africa, New Zealand and France all heading to the Olympics.
South Africa are grouped in the larger pool A featuring five teams including hosts Poland and their European neighbours Austria. South Africa will also have to play Korea, who they defeated in the 2021 FIH Nations Cup semi-final and...
Lausanne, Switzerland: The countdown to the Olympic Games Paris 2024 has hit double digits and the excitement continues to mount within the global hockey community. With all 12 men’s and women’s teams now qualified and placed into their respective pools, we are taking a look back at how each team secured their spot in the Olympics.
Men’s Pool A
Netherlands: Since missing out on the medal positions in the previous edition of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Netherlands...
Lausanne, Switzerland: The FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2023/24 is almost upon us! The men’s tournament begins in Gniezno, Poland on 31 May, while the women’s tournament will follow shortly after, starting on 3 June in Terrassa, Spain, with both events concluding on 9 June. With many teams from the inaugural edition returning to the competition, we are taking a look at the numbers behind the first edition of the competition, played in Potchefstroom, South Africa (men’s) and Valencia, Spain (women’s).
If the men’s tournament in...
The South African men’s and women’s Indoor Hockey teams convincingly beat Zimbabwe on Saturday to secure their place in Sunday’s finals of the Indoor Africa Cup being played in Swakopmund, Namibia. Both teams’ victories over Zimbabwe also secured both teams qualifying spots in the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup to be played in Croatia February next year.
Men’s report
Swakopmund, Namibia – The South African Indoor Hockey Men, powered by Tops at SPAR, clinched their place in the final of the Indoor Africa Cup and secured a qualifying spot for the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup with a commanding...
Lausanne, Switzerland: On the occasion of its 49th Statutory Congress, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced the launch of its Women in Hockey Empowerment Project — a transformative platform designed to uplift and engage female players, coaches, officials, and leaders in the sport.
The Junior World Ranking was introduced in June 2023 with the aim of better reflecting the results of this age group (Under 21). The new Ranking model is a Tournament based system and will be constantly impacted by the performance of each new generation of athletes. It can therefore be used as a tool to evaluate the development of hockey in each Nation.
Outdoor
Indoor
Junior
Hockey5s
The calculation of the ranking points and the weightings attributed to each competition is similar to what was previously applied for the Senior Outdoor Ranking system and takes into consideration...
Lausanne, Switzerland: Finishing in the top 5 positions of the 2024 Women’s Asia Junior Cup played in Muscat (Oman), China, India, Japan, Korea and Malaysia have qualified for the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup Chile 2025 which, for the very first time, has been expanded to include 24 teams from around the world!
