The Hindu

CHENNAI: It has now been confirmed that the International Hockey Federation (FIH) will nominate an observer for the Hockey India elections.

While the FIH President, Leandro Negre, has not yet named the observer, it is reliably learnt that it will be the senior vice-president and the seasoned administrator from Venezuela, Antonio van Ondarza.

Meanwhile, the Sports Ministry is also getting involved in the supervision of the Hockey India elections to be held before the end of October in order to ensure that all the hockey units in the states are properly constituted for a free and fair election. — Hockey Correspondent