Saturday, December 2, 2023

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FIH presidency: Marc Coudron or Tayyab Ikram?

The two-horse race to become world hockey’s next president enters its final straight when the FIH Congress takes place this weekend. Marc Coudron, the former Belgium international and ex president of the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, goes up against Tayyab...

‘Divided’ FIH: Narinder Batra retains world hockey presidency in tight vote

India's Narinder Batra retained presidency of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Saturday after a closely-fought, two vote win against Marc Coudron, of Belgium. Batra held on for a second term at the helm of world hockey, defeating Coudron by...

No water and growing hockey: FIH candidate Marc Coudron sets out presidency aims

Marc Coudron, vying for world hockey presidency on Saturday, doesn’t proclaim to be an engineer but he will contact the heads of Fifa and World Rugby with the aim of tackling the issue of waterless pitches head on as...

FIH presidency: Marc Coudron aims to put players, clubs back at heart of hockey

Outgoing Belgium Hockey president Marc Coudron says the pandemic revaluated his desire to go for the top job in world hockey. Coudron, a former 358-cap international with the Red Lions, will go head-to-head with current president Narinder Batra for the...

Hockey Belgium’s Marc Coudron on World Cup win: ‘We weren’t football, Eddy Merckx or Justine Henin!’

EuroHockey Special The email came through from the city of Brussels on Marc Coudron's phone shortly after Belgium's first world title victory in Bhubaneswar. Officials were keen on staging a trophy presentation the day the team landed back in Belgium....

Marc Coudron: Belgium men ‘can win hockey Grand Slam’ by 2024

Hockey Belgium president Marc Coudron says there is "no pressure" in his prediction that the nation can win a clean sweep of men's major titles by 2024 - with the women's side following suit. Belgium hosts the EuroHockey Championships in Antwerp...

Hockey Belgium’s Marc Coudron on World Cup win: ‘We weren’t football, Eddy Merckx or Justine Henin!’

EuroHockey Special The email came through from the city of Brussels on Marc Coudron's phone shortly after Belgium's first world title victory in Bhubaneswar. Officials were keen on staging a trophy presentation the day the team landed back in Belgium....

European Hockey 2019: Preview, statistics, players to watch

We cherry pick from our print edition what you need to know for the 10-day hockey feast in Antwerp EuroHockey heading for sell outs Hockey Belgium expects 60,000 tickets from a maximum 70,000 to be sold for this year's 10-day event....

Belgium hockey will be world, Olympic champions by 2024, claims president

Marc Coudron, president of the Royal Belgian Hockey Association, has boldly predicted that the Red Lions will become European, world and Olympic champions by 2024, with the women’s side, the Red Panthers, completing a similar path four years later. Coudron,...
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‘I worried if I’d be the same hockey player’: How positives can be found in tough situations

TILLY BUTERWORTH is playing at the Junior Hockey World Cup with England women. Here, she writes an honest assessment...
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