Narinder Batra was on Saturday re-elected as the President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) a second term during the virtual 47th Congress of the sport’s global governing body.
Batra, who is also the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, defeated his rival Marc Coudron narrowly.
Coudron is the chief of Belgium Hockey Federation.
While Batra secured 63 votes, his rival managed 61 in the online voting process, which saw the participation of 124 member associations.
Batra will now hold the office until 2024.