Tokyo Governor Yoriko Koike is set to welcome the Olympic Flame tomorrow as it reaches the end of its 121-day journey around Japan.

Cauldron together, they would invoke memories of when the United States' 1980 gold medal-winning ice hockey

Germany women's hockey captain Nike Lorenz will wear a rainbow-coloured band on her socks at Tokyo 2020

Games.Twenty-four-year-old Lorenz will first wear the rainbow band in her team's opening match against Britain at Oi Hockey

activism at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty Images"We are pleased that we have found a way together that enables the hockey

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Cherie Piper has been appointed as Hockey Canada's senior manager of

Piper joins Hockey Canada having served as the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association (OWHA) high-performance

pic.twitter.com/IzwM0J2EIy— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) July 20, 2021Piper also brings to the role

experience as an assistant coach with Markham Thunder of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, where she

operations at Hockey Canada Gina Kingsbury said: "We are thrilled to welcome Cherie to our staff and

Hockey Canada in May announced its coaching staff for Canada’s women’s ice hockey team at the 2022 Beijing

Pistol shooter Khalil Akhtar and badminton player Mahoor Shahzad will carry Pakistan’s flag at the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony here on Friday. 

competing in athletics, judo, swimming and weightlifting.Pakistan has not won an Olympic medal since its hockey

Plans are being made for coronavirus countermeasures at the Santiago 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games, should they be required.

venues.The National Stadium and surrounding sports park will a the focal point, with stadiums for both hockey

Niall McEvoy has resigned from the Irish national ice hockey team over the Irish Government’s policy

McEvoy, who represented the Irish national ice hockey team for 13 years, also added: "I can no longer

Sergei Fedorov, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hall of Fame and two-time

Olympic medallist, has taken over as head coach of Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club CSKA Moscow.

since June 2020.Fedorov began his playing career with CSKA, before enjoying 18 seasons in the National Hockey

career with three years at Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL.At international level, Fedorov won the Ice Hockey

colours.In 2016, Fedorov was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame - a year after being added to the Hockey

Hall of Fame.The Hockey Hall of Fame, in Toronto, is now the permanent residence for the IIHF Hall of

A multi-lingual announcement system has been installed at 12 Tokyo 2020 venues here.

Slalom Centre, Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Ariake Tennis Park, Toyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo Stadium, Oi Hockey

Olympic ice hockey champions Caroline Ouellette and Vicky Sunohara have been named as the head coaches

coaches will benefit them as they prepare for the upcoming season," said Gina Kingsbury, the director of hockey

operations with Hockey Canada."

Italian developers COIMA SGR and their partners Covivio and Prada Holding have released plans for the Olympic Village for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan Cortina.

completed in July 2025.It will host athletes whose events are taking place in Milan, including ice hockey

Britain’s men’s ice hockey head coach Pete Russell has pledged to change the culture and performance

within the game in England after securing a new position with the English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA

Russell - considered the most successful ice hockey coach in British history - has been appointed to

development programme" by establishing a "best-in-class" education and coaching system, according to Ice Hockey

Clifton Wrottesley, chair of Ice Hockey UK, believes Pete Russell will play a "crucial" role in bringing

participants," said Clifton Wrottesley, chair of Ice Hockey UK."

Pete Russell has no equal in British ice hockey and there is nobody more relevant to what we need than

The inaugural world Hockey5s event has been postponed to 2022 by the International Hockey Federation

far, and in particular the City of Lausanne, the canton of Vaud, the Fond du Sport Vaudois, the Swiss Hockey

I look forward to pursuing our preparations together and invite all hockey fans to join us next year!

Hockey5s is a short format of hockey designed to generate mass interest in the sport and to inject a

- as opposed to the standard 11 - and a playing surface approximately half the size of a regulation hockey

Matches in Stockholm during the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship, including

World Championship matches in 1989 and 1995 and also been used by a number of Sweden’s leading ice hockey

Avicii Arena, opened in 1989, is the world's largest spherical building ©Getty ImagesThe Swedish Ice Hockey

of cities.Chairman Anders Larsson wants the tournament to be known as "The World’s Most Engaging Ice Hockey

Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA) chairman Anders Larsson has been re-elected for another two-year

We in Swedish ice hockey have a challenging time ahead of us where we will with all our might get out

for men and the World Cup for men at home, something that will be able to build the popularity of ice hockey

is with pride and humility that I thank you for the trust to work with the Board to lead Swedish ice hockey

New financial license requirements for games in the Swedish Women's Hockey League, the Swedish Hockey

have also been introduced.New principles for youth development have been adopted by the Swedish Ice Hockey

Australia is set to send its largest team to an overseas Olympics after naming an additional 16 athletes for the postponed Games here.

The extra competitors in equestrian, football, hockey, judo and rugby have been selected after following

record for an Olympics of 617 came, unsurprisingly, at Sydney 2000.A total of 14 athletes in football, hockey