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FIH has decided to abandon new penalty corner rule trial, says president Tayyab Ikram
FirstpostWhile the International Hockey Federation has opted to retain the existing penalty corner rule, president Ikram said he has asked for a ‘re-evaluation of further options’. Chennai: The International Hockey Federation on Friday said it has decided to “abandon” the trial of the new penalty corner rule as it doesn’t want to tinker much with the existing set piece regulation, a glamour aspect of the sport. “FIH has decided to put on hold and abandon the new penalty corner rule trial. FIH President Dato Tayyab Ikram has a huge announcement regarding the change in penalty corner rules.#HockeyIndia #IndiaKaGame #HACT2023 pic.twitter.com/rO5sXIT6Dp — Hockey India August 11, 2023 The new rule was being tried out for the safety of PC defenders, which would have given them more time to react to situations while rushing out to defend drag-flicks that are generally struck at a pace of around 150kmph.
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