As part of his hockey development global mission and commitment, FIH President Tayyab Ikram recently met the Saudi Hockey Federation (SHF) President Mohammed Al-Mandil and Board members in Riyadh.
During this particularly fruitful interaction, the SHF leaders exposed their roadmap to grow the sport in the upcoming years, with a strong focus on grassroots. President Ikram was very positively impressed by the plans.
“We need to focus on the development of National Associations”, FIH President Tayyab Ikram
“I’m particularly delighted to see how much the Saudi Hockey Federation is determined to grow women’s hockey. They have a lot of plans for increasing the number of female players, from an early age. This is absolutely the way to go, and I’ve encouraged them to do even more in this regard”, the FIH President stated.
Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 Asian Games, which provides a perfect opportunity to establish a long-term development strategy for hockey. “I’m convinced that building the young players of today will bring amazing results tomorrow”, concluded President Ikram.
