Russian Field Hockey Federation

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Russian Field Hockey Federation
Федерация хоккея на траве России
SportHockey
JurisdictionRussia
AffiliationInternational Hockey Federation
Regional affiliationEuropean Hockey Federation
Official website
fhtr.ru
Russia

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

  1. ^ European Hockey Federation: "Member assotiations", retrieved on 28 September 2017
  2. ^ "FIH reiterates full support to Ukraine's hockey community | FIH".
  3. ^ "European hockey bans Russia and Belarus athletes from competition amid Ukraine invasion". March 1, 2022.

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