International Hockey Federation

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For the governing body of ice hockey, see International Ice Hockey Federation.

The International Hockey Federation (Fédération Internationale de Hockey sur Gazon, or FIH) is the global body governing the sport of field hockey, which is known simply as hockey in many countries. The organisation was based in Brussels, but moved to Lausanne in 2005. The FIH manage the World Hockey Cup, which takes place every four years, midway between Olympic years, and other various international tournaments, including the Champions Trophy.

The FIH was founded on January 7, 1924 in Paris, in response to hockey's omission from the programme of the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. The original six founding members represented both men's and women's hockey in their respective countries: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain and Switzerland.

Today, the FIH consists of five continental associations and 112 member associations.

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