Benish Hayat

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]

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

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, Haider Rasool.[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. "Binish Hayat Upgraded to 'Promising Umpire' Category - Sports". Dunya News. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  2. "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. "Binish Hayat". PHF. 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  8. "Binish Hayat - International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  9. "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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