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Men's Hockey World Cup: Four Indians appointed by FIH as officials for 2023 edition
•Sonia Bathla was named as technical official by the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Col (Dr) Bibhu Kalyan Nayak as medical officer, and Raghu Prasad and Javed Shaikh as umpires for the showpiece event

FIH Junior Women's World Cup in South Africa put on hold owing to COVID-19
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'Racial discrimination': Hockey India chief hits back at Belgium for criticism of India sweeping FIH Awards
•Gyanendro said that Belgium and its players questioning the voting system was disrespectful towards the Indian winners and demeaning their achievements.

Narinder Batra re-elected as International Hockey Federation President for a second term
•Batra, who is also the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, narrowly defeated his rival Marc Coudron, chief of Belgium Hockey Federation, by a margin of two votes.

FIH Hockey Pro League: India's away fixtures against Spain and Germany postponed due to travel restrictions
•The Indian men's hockey team was scheduled to play against Spain on 15 and 16 May, followed by the two-leg tie in Germany on 23 and 24 May.

Pakistan Hockey Federation to push for revival of bilateral ties against India at 47th FIH Congress in May
•Pakistan Hockey Federation officials will be taking up the issue of resuming bilateral series against India at neutral venues on the sidelines of the 47th International Hockey Federation (FIH) Statutory Congress.

Narinder Batra files nomination seeking re-election as FIH president
•The FIH Congress was originally scheduled for last year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, handing Batra an extended first term.

FIH president Narinder Batra to contest for a second term, polls schedule in May
•The FIH Congress is scheduled to be held here in May, but there is a possibility the meeting could be held virtually due to travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

International Hockey Federation postpones Pro League matches due to COVID-19
•The FIH further said it will keep monitoring the global health situation closely and come out with new dates for these matches after consultation with the stakeholders.

India to resume FIH Pro League campaign with away tie against Argentina in April 2021
•India will play Argentina on 10 and 11 April next year in the revamped Pro League.


