The Executive Board (EB) of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) held its first meeting of the year on 10 and 11 April in Tokyo, Japan, under the chairmanship of FIH President Tayyab Ikram. Two major topics were central to the discussions: the development and future of hockey.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has nominated Darcy Bourne, a hockey player from the England and Great Britain women’s national team, as an Athlete Role Model (ARM) for the upcoming Youth Olympic Games (31 October–13 November), which will be held for the first time on African soil, in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal.

Uruguay (women) and USA (men) will participate for the very first time in the FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2026. This follows the withdrawals of both Scotland (women) and Wales (men).