David Balbirnie

New FIH President Narinder Batra wants to spread hockey across the globe

"Reach and revenue" has been Narinder Batra's agenda going into the polls and soon after becoming the first non-European President of the International Hockey Federation, the veteran Indian sports administrator vowed to take the game across the globe.

Hockey India's Narinder Batra elected FIH president, becomes first non-European to hold post

Batra's win means the power centre of the sport will now move to Asia from Europe, which had been ruling international hockey for decades.

India's Narinder Batra among three nominees for the post of FIH president

In a significant development for Indian hockey, national federation chief Narinder Batra has been nominated as one of the three candidates for the all-powerful post of FIH president following the completion of incumbent Leandro Negre's tenure.