India may have lost the right to host the Champions Trophy but there is no threat to the 2012 Olympic qualifiers to be held in India in February as Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) is hopeful of forming an unified body along with Hockey India (HI) before the tournament. IHF president R K Shetty today voiced confidence that the Sports Ministry would resolve the impasse over the power sharing formula between the HI and the IHF. "After a round of meeting between Sports Minister Ajay Maken and FIH President Leonardo Negre and Chief Executive Kelly Fairweather,I am sure that the matter will be resolved soon," Shetty told reporters here. FIH had stripped India from hosting this year's Champions Trophy due to ongoing problems with governance of hockey in the country and later allotted it to New Zealand. Shetty said FIH was "wrong" in withdrawing Champions Trophy on the pretext that there should be only one federation running the sport and opined India should have been given a chance to present its case. "As far as we are concerned,it is just a pressure tactic," he said. "FIH should know it is the Indian government who took the initiative to arrive at a solution and should have discussed its decision with all parties before taking a call. "I knew this year's Champions Trophy was a closed chapter. But since it was Negre who offered India to host the tournament,I was hopeful they would consider the sensitivity of the issue and would announce a host later," he added.
