NEW DELHI: The International Hockey Federation has been forced to extend the suspension of FIH Pro League’s second edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic and now plans to hold the ties in July and August, provided the current situation improves.
The FIH was forced to suspend the Pro League twice earlier due to the pandemic.
The world hockey body first had postponed all matches scheduled before April 15 and later extended the deferment till May 17 because of the novel coronavirus which has killed more than 50,000 globally.
“Now, following the uncertainty of the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, FIH and the participating National Associations (NAs) have decided to consider the month of July and the beginning of August 2020 to play matches of the FIH Hockey Pro League, if the health situation improves,” FIH CEO Thierry Weil told PTI.
“With the new dates of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 already known – which is very helpful – we have started to work on the hockey international calendar for the next couple of years,” the FIH CEO said.
“This work will of course include a thorough consultation with Continental Federations, National Associations and athletes, ” he added (PTI)
