Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3, 2021: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has appointed Oman as the host country for the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cups (men and women) to be played in January 2024.
The Hockey5s’ flagship event is a brand-new FIH competition. Sixteen teams per gender (three per continent plus Oman as hosts) will take part in this very first edition.
FIH had also received bids from India, Pakistan and Singapore to host this event.
Continental Hockey5s qualifiers for the World Cup will be organised in 2022.
Oman Hockey Association President Captain Talib Al Wahaibi said: “I am very pleased and delighted. We happily undertake this great responsibility to deliver the first ever FIH Hockey 5s World Cup at the highest possible standard.
“We will build state-of-the-art facilities and provide the best conditions for the athletes. It is a matter of pride for me, the Sultanate of Oman and Oman hockey. Winning the rights to host this innovative and attractive hockey tournament will open up great horizons and showcase the Sultanate of Oman around the world.”
The Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Asian Hockey Federation, Tayyab Ikram, said: “It is a very special occasion that the Sultanate of Oman has won the hosting rights for the inaugural FIH Hockey 5s World Cup.
“I would like to offer my profound congratulations to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, the Sultan of Oman, and His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, on this wonderful and very special opportunity.
“We at the Asian Hockey Federation are extremely proud of Oman’s allocation for hosting this mega event and we have also shared this great news with our Royal Patron, the King of Malaysia Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah.”
