Seif Ahmed of Egypt to be Acting President of International Hockey Federation
Recently, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) appointed Seif Ahmed of Egypt as the acting President after the resignation of Indian Administrator Narinder Batra.Batra had resigned from the post of FIH President as well as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). He also gave up his membership of the Indian Olympic Committee (IOC), which was directly related to his position in the IOA.
The Executive Board has officially accepted Batra's resignation and unanimously appointed Ahmed as its interim chief during the two-day virtual Congress until new elections are held on 5 November. Ahmed played for the Egypt’s national team in 1968 and has a long association with the sport as an umpire and technical officer.
He has been a member of the FIH Executive Board since 2001. The FIH is also concerned that Hockey India has been placed under a three- member committee of administrators by the Delhi High Court while the country is to host the World Cup in 2023.