On January 24, the FIH sent a letter to all its member national associations regarding a reported new hockey league in India. Below is the letter in which the FIH explains its stance in regards to the proposed World Series of Hockey.
Major newspapers in India have reported on a new Indian hockey league, namely World Series of Hockey (WSH), proposed as a joint venture between the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Nimbus, a sports marketing agency. The IHF was a member of the Indian Hockey Confederation (IHC). The IHC's membership of the FIH was withdrawn some 2 years ago for failure to comply with the FIH Statutes. Subsequently, Hockey India (HI) was formed and was formally admitted as a member of the FIH at the 2008 Congress. HI is now the only body governing hockey in India recognised by the FIH and the Indian Olympic Association.
FIH has received reports from some national associations (NAs) that some of their players have been approached from agencies supposing to represent franchises that will participate in the new league.
FIH states the following:
- FIH does not recognize the WSH.
