England Hockey continue partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK for FIH Men’s World Cup 2023

England Hockey is excited to announce its ongoing support of Alzheimer’s Research UK during the FIH Men’s World Cup taking place in India from 13-29 January 2023.

Alzheimer’s Research UK is the UK’s leading dementia research charity, dedicated to improving diagnosis and finding ways to prevent, treat, and one day, cure the diseases that cause dementia. This is a cause that is very close to England Hockey and to the England Men’s international squad who were unanimous in their decision to continue to show their support for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

Seoul 1988 hockey gold medal winner Imran Sherwani was very sadly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2019. Imran secured his status as a hockey legend with two goals in the Seoul ’88 Olympic final against Germany, and scored twice in the ’86 World Cup as England went all the way to the final. At club level he shone for North Stafford, Stourport, Stone and Leek before becoming Director of Hockey at Denstone College. He was a torch bearer for the London 2012 Olympics and remains a true inspiration to the hockey community. 

England’s men’s team will be wearing the Alzheimer’s Research UK logo on their playing shirts for the duration of the FIH Men’s World Cup hoping to gain additional exposure and awareness for the charity on a global stage.

World Cup England international Nick Bandurak said, “It is an honour to wear the Alzheimer’s Research UK logo on our playing shirts throughout the World Cup – as a squad we hope we can create awareness of the charity’s work and their vision of a world where people are free from the fear, harm and heartbreak of dementia.”

England Hockey will also be supporting Alzheimer’s Research UK’s campaigns through the month of January. England Hockey CEO, Nick Pink said “It is fantastic that we can continue our relationship with Alzheimer’s Research UK in this way. The work they do is life changing, and I know the support Imran and his family have received from Alzheimer’s Research UK and the hockey community has been so important to him over the past few years. England Hockey is privileged to be able to contribute in a small way to raise awareness of the charity’s cause.”  

Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Director of Supporter Led Fundraising, Lucy Squance said “We are so grateful to England Hockey for their ongoing support to us as a charity. We know how important the cause is to the England Men’s squad but also to many people in the hockey community across England. We wish the men’s team the best of luck during the FIH World Cup in India.”

England kick off their World Cup campaign in Friday 13 January against home nation rivals Wales who are playing in their first men’s World Cup. England’s men with a world ranking of 6 are looking to break their run of 4th places in the last 3 World Cups and will face India (world rank 5) setting up a repeat of the encounter most recently at the Commonwealth Games which produced a thrilling 4-4 draw. The group stage finishes against Spain who are currently ranked 8th in the world.  

England’s Group Games – all games as live on BT Sport

• 13 January 2023 - England v Wales - 11:30am (UK time)  
• 15 January 2023 - England v India - 13:30pm (UK time)
• 19 January 2023 - Spain v England - 11:30am (UK time)  

To find out more about Alzheimer’s Research UK and ways to support the charity click here: www.alzheimersresearchuk.org