Mohammad Tayyab Ikram, the serving International Hockey Federation president, is set to be elected unopposed for another term at the 49th FIH Congress in Muscat, Oman on November 9.
The FIH confirmed Tuesday the nominations received by the deadline of 31 August 2024 (midnight CET) for the positions to be elected by member national associations at its Statutory Congress.
The FIH Elections Oversight Panel (EOP) has completed its assessment of all the candidates nominated for the positions of FIH president and FIH Ordinary Executive Board Members and has determined that all nominations submitted meet the required standards and criteria.
While Ikram is the sole candidate for the president’s post representing Hong Kong Macau, there are three-way contests for the two positions each of FIH Ordinary Executive Board Member female and male.
For the 2 positions of FIH Ordinary Executive Board Member female:
1. Danae Andrada Barrios (URU)
2. Katrin Kauschke (GER)
3. Hazel Kennedy (ZAM)
For the 2 positions of FIH Ordinary Executive Board Member male:
1. Alberto Daniel Budeisky (ARG)
2. Erik Cornelissen (NED)
3. Deon James Morgan (RSA)
Ikram has a long association with the sport. The former Pakistan and China hockey coach is a member of the IOC Olympic Solidarity Commission, and has been an Executive Board member of the FIH since 2016. On 5 November 2022, he was elected as the 13th President of FIH.
The EOP will supervise all the election process during the Congress. The aim of the EOP is to ensure that the FIH elections are carried out in a fair and transparent manner consistent with the FIH Statutes, Integrity Code, Elections Manual and General Regulations.
There is no Indian in the FIH election race.
