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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has become the President of the ‘Asian Hockey Federation’?
A
Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad
B
Rajinder Singh
C
Tayyab Ikram
D
Gyanendro Ningombam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Asian Hockey Federation is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Asia. It now has 33 member associations. It is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The current president is Fumio Ogura and the patron is Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) CEO Mohammad Tayyab Ikram of Macau was on Saturday elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), succeeding India’s Narinder Batra as its full-time chief. Ikram defeated Marc Coudron of Belgium 79-47 in the 48th FIH Congress held virtually.

Detailed explanation-3: -The former Indian captain and Olympian was elected unopposed. Tirkey’s position has been accepted by the international hockey federation. Former Indian men’s team captain Dilip Tirkey was elected as the new Hockey India (HI) president on Friday.

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