Russian Field Hockey Federation
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Sport | Hockey |
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Jurisdiction | Russia |
Affiliation | International Hockey Federation |
Regional affiliation | European Hockey Federation |
Official website | |
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Russian Field Hockey Federation (Russian: Федерация хоккея на траве России), is the governing body for field hockey in Russia. The federation is a member of the European Hockey Federation.[1]
The federation was created in 1992, after the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, and took over field hockey in Russia from
Federation of bandy and field hockey USSR
.
In response to the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Hockey Federation banned Russia from the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, and banned Russian officials from FIH events.[2] In addition, the European Hockey Federation banned the participation of all Russian athletes and officials from all events sanctioned by the Federation.[3]
National teams
References
- ^ European Hockey Federation: "Member assotiations", retrieved on 28 September 2017
- ^ "FIH reiterates full support to Ukraine's hockey community | FIH".
- ^ "European hockey bans Russia and Belarus athletes from competition amid Ukraine invasion". March 1, 2022.
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