<p>With the success of last year's World Cup and the Commonwealth Games here, the world body also initiated a "FIH Project Chake De" in India, which will witness the country playing host to five major international hockey events from 2011 to 2014.<br /><br />India has been given hosting rights of the Champions Trophy (December 3-11), men's and women's Olympic Qualifiers (February 12-26, 2012), men's and women's World Junior World Cups in 2013, men's World League Finals in 2013 and the women's Champions Trophy in 2014.<br /><br />"We will be holding a World Club Championships in 2013 which will be an annual event," FIH president Leandro Negre told reporters here.<br /><br />"Together with Hockey India, the FIH will organise a professional league in India and the champions of that league will participate in the World Club Championships," he said.<br /><br />Negre, however, clarified that the proposed professional league is still under discussion and the FIH was working very closely with all its member associations in creating an international window for the event.<br /><br />"The timing is important and it has to be between January and February. It will be held only after the London Olympics. But we need to find a window (for the tournament), a good moment of the year," the FIH chief insisted.<br /><br />"From 2013, the professional league and the World Club Championships will be held every year. In the coming four years, India will be the hub of world hockey."<br />The FIH is also set to organise a new event -- World League from next year, the finals of which will be held in India in 2013.<br /><br />"We have recently changed out competition structure. In 2012 we are going to start a World League," Negre said.<br /><br />According to proposed FIH plans, approximately 58 men's and 50 women's international teams will first play in regional qualifiers to earn a place in the eight-team World League Finals to be held in India in 2013.<br /><br />The proposed World League could be a qualifying event for the future World Cups and Olympics.<br /><br />Indian Hockey Federation, which is not being recognised by the FIH, and Indian television company Nimbus had already announced a multi-million-dollar World Series of Hockey (WSH) to start in November or December this year.<br /><br />But Negre reiterated that FIH does not recognise any unauthorised tournaments and will work only with HI for the development of the game in India.<br /><br />"FIH will always work with HI in India. HI is the sole democratically elected body to run hockey in India. We don't recognise IHF. For us IHF is a thing of the past," Negre said.</p>
<p>With the success of last year's World Cup and the Commonwealth Games here, the world body also initiated a "FIH Project Chake De" in India, which will witness the country playing host to five major international hockey events from 2011 to 2014.<br /><br />India has been given hosting rights of the Champions Trophy (December 3-11), men's and women's Olympic Qualifiers (February 12-26, 2012), men's and women's World Junior World Cups in 2013, men's World League Finals in 2013 and the women's Champions Trophy in 2014.<br /><br />"We will be holding a World Club Championships in 2013 which will be an annual event," FIH president Leandro Negre told reporters here.<br /><br />"Together with Hockey India, the FIH will organise a professional league in India and the champions of that league will participate in the World Club Championships," he said.<br /><br />Negre, however, clarified that the proposed professional league is still under discussion and the FIH was working very closely with all its member associations in creating an international window for the event.<br /><br />"The timing is important and it has to be between January and February. It will be held only after the London Olympics. But we need to find a window (for the tournament), a good moment of the year," the FIH chief insisted.<br /><br />"From 2013, the professional league and the World Club Championships will be held every year. In the coming four years, India will be the hub of world hockey."<br />The FIH is also set to organise a new event -- World League from next year, the finals of which will be held in India in 2013.<br /><br />"We have recently changed out competition structure. In 2012 we are going to start a World League," Negre said.<br /><br />According to proposed FIH plans, approximately 58 men's and 50 women's international teams will first play in regional qualifiers to earn a place in the eight-team World League Finals to be held in India in 2013.<br /><br />The proposed World League could be a qualifying event for the future World Cups and Olympics.<br /><br />Indian Hockey Federation, which is not being recognised by the FIH, and Indian television company Nimbus had already announced a multi-million-dollar World Series of Hockey (WSH) to start in November or December this year.<br /><br />But Negre reiterated that FIH does not recognise any unauthorised tournaments and will work only with HI for the development of the game in India.<br /><br />"FIH will always work with HI in India. HI is the sole democratically elected body to run hockey in India. We don't recognise IHF. For us IHF is a thing of the past," Negre said.</p>