The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the entire hockey family are mourning the death of 22 year old hockey player Tom Wilson, who died tragically earlier this week following an injury sustained during a training session with Old Loughtonians Hockey Club in England.
Tom was a key member of the Old Loughtonians Men’s 1st XI team, had come up through the club junior sides and was a very popular young man who was a much admired role model for younger players at the club.
Leandro Negre, FIH President said: “This is very tragic news. It is still hard to believe what happened. We are deeply saddened and our hearts go out to his family, friends and his team mates at this extremely difficult time.”
The well-being of athletes is a number one priority for the FIH and incidents such as this one are almost unprecedented in hockey. The FIH is constantly striving to make the sport as safe as possible.
