President-elect Dilip Tirkey, a former hockey captain for India, was chosen without a vote.

Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey, a former captain of the Indian hockey team and a member of the 1998 Asian Games gold-medal winning squad, was chosen by a unanimous vote today. For the first time in history, a former Olympian and athlete has been appointed head of the national body.

In his more than 15-year defence career, Tirkey, 44, has played in a record 412 international games. In Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000, and Athens in 2004, he competed for India at the Olympic Games. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the Committee of Administrators set an August deadline of October 9 for the conclusion of the Hockey India elections (CoA).