Hockey India
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Hockey India is the governing body of hockey in India. It was formed after Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008 by IOC. International Hockey Federation
has planned to host 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
in India
in Delhi
and said that India may lose it if it does not form its governing body in hockey. Therefore Hockey India was formed.
. This is a problem faced by Hockey India.
in a grand ceremony
on July 24, 2009, in India. It resembles Ashok Chakra of Indian flag. It is made up of hockey sticks.
Signed after long deliberations on the basis of an agreement formula proposed by the Union Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Ajay Maken, this breakthrough administrative arrangement will end the duality existing in Hockey for the past more than 2 ½ years.
The combined body which will work towards a formal merger will undertake (1) Selection of National Teams, (2) Preparation of National Teams and (3) Participation of National Teams in International Tournaments including the Olympic 2012.
The annual National Championship will be jointly hold by I.H.F. & H.I. after holding joint selection of state teams and the name of H.I. would suitably be changed to “Bharat Hockey”, “ Hockey Bharat” or “India Hockey” or any other mutually agreed name.
Shri Maken expressed the hope that this step would end the prevalent uncertainty for players and participation of our teams in International Tournaments and would eventually lead to the welfare of our national game.
International Hockey Federation
The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...
has planned to host 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2010 Hockey World Cup was the twelfth installment of the Men's Hockey World Cup. On November 14, 2007, the International Hockey Federation announced that the championship would be held in India, taking place over two weeks from February 28 to March 13, 2010 at New Delhi's Dhyan Chand National...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
and said that India may lose it if it does not form its governing body in hockey. Therefore Hockey India was formed.
Difficulties
Many State bodies are not ready to accept Hockey India but the International Hockey Federation (FIH) says that a democratic elected body is absolutely necessary for hosting 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2010 Hockey World Cup was the twelfth installment of the Men's Hockey World Cup. On November 14, 2007, the International Hockey Federation announced that the championship would be held in India, taking place over two weeks from February 28 to March 13, 2010 at New Delhi's Dhyan Chand National...
. This is a problem faced by Hockey India.
Logo
Hockey India launched its own logoLogo
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in a grand ceremony
Ceremony
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on July 24, 2009, in India. It resembles Ashok Chakra of Indian flag. It is made up of hockey sticks.
Latest Development
In a significant way forward, Indian Hockey Federation (I.H.F) & Hockey India (H.I) today(2011-07-25) came together to sign an agreement leading up to formation of a joint executive board which shall perform the function of the National Sports Federation for Hockey.Signed after long deliberations on the basis of an agreement formula proposed by the Union Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Ajay Maken, this breakthrough administrative arrangement will end the duality existing in Hockey for the past more than 2 ½ years.
The combined body which will work towards a formal merger will undertake (1) Selection of National Teams, (2) Preparation of National Teams and (3) Participation of National Teams in International Tournaments including the Olympic 2012.
The annual National Championship will be jointly hold by I.H.F. & H.I. after holding joint selection of state teams and the name of H.I. would suitably be changed to “Bharat Hockey”, “ Hockey Bharat” or “India Hockey” or any other mutually agreed name.
Shri Maken expressed the hope that this step would end the prevalent uncertainty for players and participation of our teams in International Tournaments and would eventually lead to the welfare of our national game.