FIH, hockey community stand by Shahida Raza's family.

ISLAMABAD -- President of International Hockey Federation (FIH) Tayyab Ikram has been in contact with the family of Shahida Raza, a hockey player from Pakistan's women's team, who tragically died last month when the boat she was on sank off the coast of Italy, the FIH said in a media release on Wednesday.

She had been trying to reach a European country to get medical treatment for her three-year-old son.

The FIH President said: 'It's our duty to support and protect our athletes' and their families' welfare. We are currently looking at how we can best help to support Shahida Raza's family, in particular for the provision of medical treatment to her son. In such tragic circumstances, we have to stand next to our athletes.'

Tayyab Ikram also held talks with Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) President Fumio Ogura in order to...