Tayyab Ikram elected new FIH president, Shahbaz Sr receives Order of Merit.

LAHORE -- Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) CEO Muhammad Tayyab Ikram was elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Saturday. According the FIH press release, Tayyab defeated Marc Coudron of Belgium 79-47 in the 48th FIH Congress held virtually as out of 129 national associations, 126 cast valid votes. The duration of Tayyab's term will be for two years, in order to complete the mandate of the previous chief, Batra, who resigned on July 18. Now a citizen of Macau, Tayyab was born in Pakistan. Speaking on this occasion, Ikram vowed to work for the betterment of international hockey during his tenure. 'Hockey is...

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