FIH postpones the opening of FIH World Hockey 5 until 2022

The International Hockey Federation postponed the start of this year’s FIH World Hockey 5s on Wednesday until 2022 due to the “uncertainties” surrounding the global development of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FIH Hockey 5s Lausanne 2021 event was originally scheduled for September this year, but has now been postponed to next year.

FIH CEO Thierry Weil said in a statement that the decision was made to preserve the full potential of the event.

However, he agreed that the decision was disappointing, bearing in mind the global exposure of Hockey 5.

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He added: “I would like to sincerely thank all the stakeholders who have helped us considerably so far, and in particular the city of Lausanne, the canton of Vaud, the Fond du Sport Vaudois, the Swiss Hockey Association, our partners and all the teams that had confirmed their participation.”

“I look forward to continuing the preparations together and will invite all hockey fans to join next year!”

Next year’s event, held at Place de la Navigation, an iconic location near Lac Lman, bordering the Olympic capital, offers an exciting mix of fierce competition, musical entertainment and other activities such as the start of hockey. public.

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Admission is free, and tournaments, for both men and women, are broadcast live around the world Watch hockey forum.