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.
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 hockey during her college days at Government College for Women, Wahdat Road, Lahore in 2002.
National Hayat represented WAPDA throughout her playing career (2004–2011).
International Hayat was part of the national team between 2004 and 2011, earning 10 caps. Her only overseas tournament was the 2006 Asian Games qualifiers held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June where the team placed 4th. The team qualified for the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar but later withdrew.
Career (Umpiring) Her mentor is the Pakistani international umpire, Haider Rasool.
National Hayat officiated in the men's National Tray Hockey Championships held in Lahore in October–November 2020.
International Hayat umpired her first match in December 2012 at the Women Asia Cup held in Singapore and to date has officiated in 49 matches. 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. 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. She has officiated matches at the senior and junior (under 21) levels. She has attended courses including the Olympic Solidarity Technical Course for Coaches and FIH Qualified Hockey Academy Educator.
At the 2018 Asian Games, she officiated in women's matches of Pool A as well as the 9/10 classification match. She was the on field umpire in 4 matches, reserve umpire in 2 and video umpire in 1. +Events officiated inDatesCompetitionM/WLocationTypeRoleUmpireVideo UmpireReserve UmpireSeptember 2013Asian ChallengeWomenBangkok, ThailandSenior outdoorUmpire5--3February 2014Asian Games Qualifying TournamentWomenBangkok, ThailandSenior outdoorNational Umpire3--3September 2015Junior Asia CupWomenChangzhou, ChinaUnder 21 outdoorUmpire4 --3February 2016South Asian GamesMen Guwahati, IndiaSenior outdoorNeutral Umpire0 -- --February 2016South Asian GamesWomenGuwahati, IndiaSenior outdoorNeutral Umpire4 -- --October 20164th Women's AHF CupWomenBangkok, ThailandSenior outdoorUmpire5 --4August 2017SEA GamesWomenKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSenior outdoorNeutral Umpire4 --1January 2018Asian Games QualifiersWomenBangkok, ThailandSenior outdoorNational Umpire7 --2July 2018Hockey Series Open - SingaporeWomenSingaporeSenior outdoorNeutral Umpire3--2August–September 2018Asian GamesWomenJakarta, IndonesiaSenior outdoorUmpire412September 2019AirAsia Women's Junior AHF CupWomenSingaporeUnder 21 outdoorNeutral Umpire4--1
+Asian Games (2018)DateTeamsResultStatus19 August 2018Japan vs Chinese Taipei11-0Umpire23 August 2018Hong Kong vs Chinese Taipei2-327 August 2018China vs Hong Kong15-031 August 2018Hong Kong vs Kazakhstan2-025 August 2018Chinese Taipei vs Malaysia0-11Video Umpire21 August 2018China vs Chinese Taipei9-0Reserve Umpire25 August 2018Japan vs China4-2
Hockey Academy In 2016, Hayat established the Canex Hockey Academy in Lahore to train girls between the ages of 8 and 13.
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