Question: Who has been elected the President of International Hockey Federation (FIH)?
(a) Narinder Batra
(b) Marc Coudron
(c) Thierry Weil
(d) Fumio Ogura
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Narinder Batra has been re-elected as the President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for the second consecutive term.
- He was elected during the virtual 47th Congress of FIH, where he beat Marc Coudron, Chief of Belgium Hockey Federation, by just two votes.
- Hee will hold the office until 2024.
- The veteran Indian sports administrator is the only Asian to be appointed to the top post in the world body’s 92-year-old history.
- He is also the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and a Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).