The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has joined the Global Refugee Forum's initiative for inclusion through sport. It is committed, in particular, to offering resources and training opportunities so that the global hockey community can to promote the inclusion of displaced persons.
« We are delighted that the International Hockey Federation is joining the Sport for Refugees coalitionsaid Thomas Bach, honorary president of the IOC and president of the Olympic Refugee Foundation. International federations play a crucial role in promoting their sport to support the protection of displaced persons. Through this initiative, the FIH will ensure that the global hockey community is able to promote the inclusion of displaced persons worldwide. »
« The FIH is committed to building a better world through sportto increase participation and improve the accessibility of hockey worldwide. I am very proud to lead an organization that has taken another important step in this commitment., reacted the president of the FIH, Tayyab Ikram. I would like to commend the exceptional work done by the Olympic Refugee Foundation, and in particular its president, Thomas Bach, honorary president of the IOC. »
