International Hockey Federation

Fédération Internationale de Hockey sur Gazon - FIH

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• Overview
• The Flag

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• International sporting organizations
• International organizations

Overview

The FIH is the global governing body of field hockey. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIH was founded on January 7, 1924 in Paris. In 1982, the FIH merged with the IFWHA (International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations), which had been founded in 1927. The organisation is based in Lausanne since 2005, previously its headquarters were in Brussels. The FIH consists of five continental associations and 127 member associations.
Home page: http://www.fih.ch
Zoltan Horvath, 14 February 2011

The Flag

Sources:
"Flag Manual" by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, 2008.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 12 February 2011