FIH president Narinder Batra’s term was on Friday extended till world body’s next Congress, which was postponed to May next year due to the...
FIH president Narinder Batra’s term was on Friday extended till world body’s next Congress, which was postponed to May next year due to the uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Congress was initially scheduled to be held in New Delhi on October 28, 2020.
The decision to postpone the Congress was taken at an online meeting of the FIH Executive Board.
“The exact date will be confirmed as soon as possible,” the FIH said in a statement.
The postponement means the tenures of all FIH current office-bearers, have been extended until next year’s Congress.
“Consequently, the current terms of the FIH President and of the EB members which were due to end in October 2020 have been prolonged until the upcoming Congress in May 2021 and the subsequent terms for these positions will be shortened accordingly (mid-2021 to 2024) on an exceptional basis,” the world body said.
Besides Batra, the tenures of women Executive Body members – Danae Andrada (URU), Hazel Kennedy (ZAM); men EB members – Erik Cornelissen (NED) and Tayyab Ikram (MAC) have been extended.
The FIH had pre-informed all 137 National Associations in April about a potential change of dates for the Congress.
“This decision, made due to the current uncertainties following the global Covid-19 pandemic, is based on Art. 12.1 of the FIH...
