Covid impact: FIH postpones Professional League fits
November 5, 2020 4:32:12 pm
The FIH mentioned that it is going to stay tracking the worldwide well being state of affairs carefully and are available out with new dates for those fits after session with the stakeholders. (Image used for representational objective)
The Global Hockey Federation on Thursday postponed two upcoming FIH Professional League fits because of the COVID-19 comparable shuttle restrictions within the competing international locations.
Britain and Germany (males) have been because of conflict subsequent weekend, whilst China and Belgium have been to head up in opposition to each and every different within the girls’s pageant in January subsequent 12 months.
“With the shuttle constraints ruled via the rules in position in Germany, Belgium and China because of the COVID-19 international well being pandemic, the Global Hockey Federation (FIH), on request of the travelling groups concerned, has determined to put off the next FIH Hockey Professional League fits,” the arena frame mentioned in a remark.
The FIH additional mentioned it is going to stay tracking the worldwide well being state of affairs carefully and are available out with new dates for those fits after session with the stakeholders.
“Whilst it’s all the time a pity to must take such selections, we totally perceive the location and that is probably the most suitable plan of action up to now,” FIH CEO Thierry Weil mentioned.
“We do hope that the worldwide well being state of affairs will make stronger quickly and our ideas are with all those that are affected this present day. We’re having a look ahead to playing world hockey fits subsequent 12 months once more.”
The second one season of the FIH Hockey Professional League — the yearly international League involving the arena’s perfect world groups, each women and men — began in January this 12 months and has been prolonged till Would possibly 2021 on account of the pandemic.
