India denied right to host top event
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September 7, 2011, Wednesday
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INDIA was stripped of the right to host this year's men's Champions Trophy yesterday following world body FIH's refusal to recognize a temporary governance structure put in place recently.
The FIH announced that India would not host the prestigious December 3-11 event and that a new venue for the eight-team championship would be announced soon.
"We regret that we have to move the Champions Trophy from India," FIH President Leandro Negre said in a statement. "It is difficult for the teams, the organizers and the fans, but we feel that this is the only way to maintain the integrity of our sport."
The FIH has maintained that a country can only have one ruling body and it does not recognize the current government-backed joint administrative arrangement between Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation that is to run the game in the country through 2012.
Hockey India was formed by the Indian Olympic Association in 2008 following IHF's suspension because of bribery allegations. HI was also recognized by the sport's world governing body, but the IHF's status was restored by an Indian court last year.
Sports minister Ajay Maken ensured that the two factions agreed on the joint management arrangement in July this year, but the FIH announced immediately that it did not recognize this way of functioning.
The FIH announced that India would not host the prestigious December 3-11 event and that a new venue for the eight-team championship would be announced soon.
"We regret that we have to move the Champions Trophy from India," FIH President Leandro Negre said in a statement. "It is difficult for the teams, the organizers and the fans, but we feel that this is the only way to maintain the integrity of our sport."
The FIH has maintained that a country can only have one ruling body and it does not recognize the current government-backed joint administrative arrangement between Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation that is to run the game in the country through 2012.
Hockey India was formed by the Indian Olympic Association in 2008 following IHF's suspension because of bribery allegations. HI was also recognized by the sport's world governing body, but the IHF's status was restored by an Indian court last year.
Sports minister Ajay Maken ensured that the two factions agreed on the joint management arrangement in July this year, but the FIH announced immediately that it did not recognize this way of functioning.
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