Hockey India-IHF talks hit roadblock

The merger process between Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation was stalled yesterday due to issues pertaining to power sharing and the World Series Hockey.


Sports minister Ajay Maken

The talks failed following a series of meetings in the presence of sports ministry officials. IHF secretary Ashok Mathur said: "Power sharing and World Series Hockey turned out to be the major road-blocking issues.

We wanted some more clarifications on WSH and power sharing. Our members wanted more power in the unified body which they disagreed."