LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The International Hockey Federation has re-opened the bidding process for the next edition of the FIH Men’s and/or Women’s World Cup.
The FIH said interested nations have until the end of this month to enter the race for either the 2022 or 2023 Men’s or Women’s World Cups.
The bids received so far are:
For the preferred time window 1-17 July 2022:
– Germany: Men’s or Women’s World Cup
– Malaysia: Men’s World Cup
– Spain: Men’s World Cup
For the preferred time window 13-29 January 2023:
– India: Men’s or Women’s World Cup
– New Zealand: Women’s World Cup
Australia have withdrawn their bid.
The FIH executive board will make the final decision on both hosts at their next meeting here on 8-9 November.
FIH CEO Thierry Weil said: “It’s really encouraging that additional national associations have signaled their interest in bidding. Since there was no issue at all in re-opening the bidding process at this point in time, the executive board has logically taken this decision. Meanwhile the evaluation process of all bids already received continues.”
