Russian Field Hockey Federation (russian: Федерация хоккея на траве России), is the governing body for

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

in Russia. The federation is a member of the

European Hockey Federation The European Hockey Federation is a European sports federation for field hockey, based in Brussels. It is the umbrella organisation for all European national federations, and organises the Euro Hockey League. Marijke Fleuren was elected preside ...

. The federation was created in 1992, after the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, and took over field hockey in Russia from

Federation of bandy and field hockey USSR Federation of bandy and field hockey USSR (Russian: Федерация хоккея с мячом и хоккея на траве СССР) was the governing body for the sports of bandy and field hockey in the Soviet Union. The federation was gov ...

. In response to the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

, the

International Hockey Federation The Fédération Internationale de Hockey (English: International Hockey Federation), commonly known by the acronym and initialism, acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are i ...

banned Russia from the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, and banned Russian officials from FIH events. In addition, the

banned the participation of all Russian athletes and officials from all events sanctioned by the Federation.

National teams

* men's team * women's team

References

External links

Official homepage
Field hockey in Russia

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