International Hockey Federation

**International Hockey Federation** tí a gé kúrú tí gbogbo èèyàn sì mọ̀ sí **FIH**, ó jẹ́ àjọ tó ṣe àmọ́jútó èrè bọ́ọ̀lú aláfìgigbá ni orí pápá àti nínú yàrá ìyẹn  is the   (field hockey) àti (indoor field hockey). káàkiri àgbáyé. Àwọn olú iléeṣẹ́ wọ́n wà ní Lausanne, Switzerland. FIH ni ó ń má rí sí àwọn ìdíje eré bọ́ọ̀lù aláfigigbá hockey ní àgbáyé, bí ti ìdíje ife ẹ̀yẹ àgbáyé Hockey (Hockey World Cup).

## ÌTÀN
Wọ́n dá FIH sílẹ̀ ní ọjọ́ keje oṣù kìiní ọdún 1924 ní  Paris, Paul Léautey ló gbé àjọ yìí kalẹ̀, tí ó sì padà wá jẹ́ ààrẹ àkọ́kọ́ fún àjọ náà, láti ṣe ìdáhùn sí àwọn àṣìṣe eré idárayá hockey nínú èto kan tí wọ́n pè ní 1924 Summer Olympics. Àwọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ àkọ́kọ́ tí wọ́n darapọ̀ mọ́ àwọn tó da sílẹ̀ ní Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain, àti Switzerland.

Ní ọdún 1983, FIH darapọ̀ mọ́ International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA), tí wọ́n dá sílẹ̀ ní ọdún 1927 nípasẹ̀ Australia, Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the United States, àti Wales.

Ilé iṣẹ́ náà wà ní Lausanne, Switzerland láti 2005, kí wọ́n kúrò níbẹ̀ lọ sí  Brussels, ní Belgium.

Ní ìdáhún sí  ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ tó wáyé ní Russia àti Ukraine 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIH ò gba Russia láàyè láti kópa nínú 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, tí wọn ò sì gba àwọn alákoso Russian àti Belarusian láàyé sí ṣíṣe tàbí ètò FIH kan

## Structure
right|thumb|320x320px|Map of the World with the five confederations.
In total, there are 140 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.

:  AfHF – African Hockey Federation
:  AHF – Asian Hockey Federation
:  EHF – European Hockey Federation
:  OHF – Oceania Hockey Federation
:  PAHF – Pan American Hockey Federation

The FIH World Rankings was updated once after the major tournament finished, based on FIH sanction tournaments.

## Presidents
The following is a list of presidents of FIH:

## Recognition and awards
The Player of the Year Awards have been given annually since 1998 for men and women, while the young category was added in 2001 to honour the best performances for junior players (under 21).

Another award, the "Honorary Award", was given to people who have made outstanding contributions to field hockey.

## FIH tournaments

### Outdoor

; Major

* Men's FIH Hockey World Cup
* Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
* Men's FIH Pro League
* Women's FIH Pro League
* Field hockey at the Summer Olympics in cooperation with International Olympic Committee
* Men's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
* Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup
* FIH Hockey5s World Cup (*Coming in 2024*)

; Junior

* Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
* Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
* Field hockey at the Youth Olympic Games in cooperation with International Olympic Committee

; Other

* Masters Hockey World Cup
* Grand Master Hockey World Cup
* International Children's Games

### Indoor

* Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
* Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup

### Title holders

## Partners
The following are the partners of the International Hockey Federation:

* Hero MotoCorp

## See also

* FIH World Rankings
* Hockey Rules Board
* History of field hockey

## References

## External links

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