Benish Hayat

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Personal information
Born Lahore, Pakistan
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2011 Pakistan 10

Benish Hayat also spelt as Binish Hayat is a former international field hockey player and current international umpire from Pakistan. To date, she is Pakistan's only international women umpire.[1]

Since 2017, she has the status of a "Promising Umpire" which entitles her to officiate in matches throughout the world.

Career (player)[]

Hayat took up playing hockey during her college days at Government College for Women, Wahdat Road, Lahore in 2002.[2]

National[]

During her entire playing career (2004-2011), Hayat represented WAPDA.[2]

International[]

Hayat was part of the national side between 2004 and 2011 earning 10 caps.[2] Her only overseas tournament[2] was the 2006 Asian Games qualifiers held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June[3] where the team placed 4th.[4] The team qualified for the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar but later withdrew.[5]

Career (Umpiring)[]

Her mentor is the Pakistani international umpire, .[2]

National[]

Hayat officiated in the men's National Tray Hockey Championships held in Lahore in October–November 2020.[6]

International[]

Hayat umpired her first match in December 2012 at the Women Asia Cup held in Singapore[2] and to date has officiated in 49 matches.[7] In 2013, as a result of her performance at the Asian Challenge in Bangkok, Thailand she was officially given the status of an "International Umpire" by the FIH.[2] She continued with this status until 2017, when she was promoted and given the status of a "Promising Umpire." This status entitles her to officiate in matches throughout the world including in FIH events.[1] She has officiated matches at the senior and junior (under 21) levels.[8] She has attended courses including the Olympic Solidarity Technical Course for Coaches and FIH Qualified Hockey Academy Educator.[7]

At the 2018 Asian Games, she officiated in women's matches of Pool A as well as the 9/10 classification match.[9] She was the on field umpire in 4 matches, reserve umpire in 2 and video umpire in 1.[9]

Events officiated in[8]
Dates Competition M/W Location Type Role Umpire Video Umpire Reserve Umpire
September 2013 Asian Challenge Women Bangkok, Thailand Senior outdoor Umpire 5 -- 3
February 2014 Asian Games Qualifying Tournament Women Bangkok, Thailand Senior outdoor National Umpire 3[10] -- 3
September 2015 Junior Asia Cup Women Changzhou, China Under 21 outdoor Umpire 4 -- 3
February 2016 South Asian Games Men Guwahati, India Senior outdoor Neutral Umpire 0 -- --
February 2016 South Asian Games Women Guwahati, India Senior outdoor Neutral Umpire 4 -- --
October 2016 4th Women's AHF Cup Women Bangkok, Thailand Senior outdoor Umpire 5 -- 4
August 2017 SEA Games Women Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Senior outdoor Neutral Umpire 4 -- 1
January 2018 Asian Games Qualifiers Women Bangkok, Thailand Senior outdoor National Umpire 7 -- 2
July 2018 Hockey Series Open - Singapore Women Singapore Senior outdoor Neutral Umpire 3 -- 2
August–September 2018 Asian Games Women Jakarta, Indonesia Senior outdoor Umpire 4 1 2
September 2019 AirAsia Women's Junior AHF Cup Women Singapore Under 21 outdoor Neutral Umpire 4 -- 1
Asian Games (2018)[9]
Date Teams Result Status
19 August 2018 Japan vs Chinese Taipei 11-0 Umpire
23 August 2018 Hong Kong vs Chinese Taipei 2-3
27 August 2018 China vs Hong Kong 15-0
31 August 2018 Hong Kong vs Kazakhstan 2-0
25 August 2018 Chinese Taipei vs Malaysia 0-11 Video Umpire
21 August 2018 China vs Chinese Taipei 9-0 Reserve Umpire
25 August 2018 Japan vs China 4-2

Hockey Academy[]

In 2016, Hayat established the Canex Hockey Academy in Lahore to train girls between the ages of 8 and 13.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Binish Hayat Upgraded to 'Promising Umpire' Category - Sports". Dunya News. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "The first Pakistani female umpire | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  3. ^ "People's Daily Online -- Pakistan women's hockey team leaves for Malaysia". en.people.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  4. ^ "RECORD OF EVENTS WOMEN HOCKEY TEAM". PHF. 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. ^ "Women Hockey Asian Games 2006 Doha (QAT) - 03-14.12 Winner China". todor66.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  6. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2020-10-17). "Officials named for National Tray Hockey". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  7. ^ a b "Binish Hayat". PHF. 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  8. ^ a b "Binish Hayat - International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  9. ^ a b c "Benish Hayat, International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  10. ^ "Benish Hayat - Asian Games Qualifying Tournament, International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
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