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Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation

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Uzbekistan
Association nameUzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation
Founded28 March 2018
IIHF membership26 September 2019
PresidentBakhtiyor Fazilov
http://uihf.uz/

The Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation (UIHF) (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston xokkey federatsiyasi, OXF, Ўзбекистон хоккей федерацияси, ОХФ) is the governing body of ice hockey in Uzbekistan.[1][2]

History

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The Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation was founded on 28 March 2018, and was later accepted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on 26 September 2019,[3] the fourth former Soviet Republic from Central Asia to join the IIHF after Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. The current president of the UIHF is the Uzbek businessman Bakhtiyor Fazilov.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Uzbekistan revives ice hockey". Eurohockey.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Ice hockey league created in Uzbekistan". UzDaily.com. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Five new countries join IIHF". International Ice Hockey Federation. 26 September 2019.
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