Categories: Appointments

Former Indian captain Dilip Tirkey elected as President of Hockey India

Former India captain Dilip Tirkey, who was the front-runner for the post of Hockey India president, was elected unopposed for the top job. He was elected after Uttar Pradesh Hockey chief Rakesh Katyal and Hockey Jharkhand’s Bhola Nath Singh, who were in the fray for the president’s post, withdrew their nominations. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has approved Tirkey and his team’s appointments. Bhola Nath has been elected unopposed as secretary general.

Hockey India elections were scheduled to be held on October 1 but the results were declared in advance as there were no contestants for any of the posts, paving the way for the incumbent candidates to be elected unopposed as per the federation’s Constitution.

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The other non-contested members of Hockey India are Asima Ali (vice president) of Hockey Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka’s SVS Subramanya Gupta (vice president), Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu’s Sekar J Manoharan (treasurer), Hockey Rajasthan’s Arti Singh (joint secretary) and Hockey Haryana’s Sunil Malik (joint secretary).

Notably:

  • India will host the upcoming Men’s World Cup in 2023, with matches taking place in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

  • International Hockey Federation President: Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra;
  • International Hockey Federation Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland;
  • International Hockey Federation CEO: Thierry Weil;
  • International Hockey Federation Founded: 7 January 1924, Paris, France.

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Sumit Arora

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