The Olympic and Paralympic Games are meant to be the ultimate test for competitors from around the world, and so it has proved with the mental strength of would-be Olympians and Paralympians challenged as never before by the incursions of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

continuing was "just not worth it" as his body was "hanging by a thread" ©Getty ImagesDawkins' compatriot, hockey

nbsp;McCaw, who is married to All Blacks rugby union legend Richie, first stepped away from hockey

 Australian hockey co-captain Jodie Kenny, 33, decided the lure of trying to earn an Olympic medal

Spectators will be allowed - within COVID-19 guidelines - at the World Para Ice Hockey Championship due

#Ostrava2021 #ParaIceHockey @Paralympics pic.twitter.com/o9leI2B32p— Para Ice Hockey (@paraicehockey

the top five finishers qualifying automatically for Beijing 2022.Michelle LaFlamme, World Para Ice Hockey

We hope that we will create an unforgettable atmosphere for the best Para ice hockey players in the world

is set to serve as a host city and main venue when Sweden jointly hosts the 2025 International Ice Hockey

together with two quarter-finals.An in-depth evaluation process was carried out by the Swedish Ice Hockey

us, want to arrange a World Championship at home," said Anders Larsson, President of the Swedish Ice Hockey

We have the same ambition to host 'the world's most engaging Ice Hockey World Championship ever' in 2025

For us, it is fantastic that the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will return to Denmark in 2025 and

Herning is for us, a perfect place for ice hockey and we will together arrange a real hockey party."

German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) President Alfons Hörmann is to step down later this year, in the wake of allegations of a "culture of fear" within the organisation and in a move which avoids the Presidium having to face a vote of no confidence.

since 2014.Gudrun Doll-Tepper has vice-president for education and Olympic education since 2006.Ex-hockey

officer and prominent coach Mike Trimboli has been elected to succeed Jim Smith as President of USA Hockey

SafeSport regarding his handling of allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse by a youth coach.USA Hockey

District Court of Minnesota last month.Mike Trimboli, who has been involved in grassroots hockey as a

coach, official & administrator for parts of the last six decades, was elected president of USA Hockey

as part of Annual Congress.More → https://t.co/tM2eFjdkTX pic.twitter.com/lbdSxBThMS— USA Hockey (@

organisation.Smith denies the accusations.USA Hockey said Smith had "played a significant role in the

Star goalkeeper Rachael Lynch is set to return after being named in Australia's 16-strong squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - but a mystery player has appealed the decision not to select them for the Games.

Lynch comes back into the squad having been removed from Hockey Australia's contract list in late 2020

also left out of the recent four-test series in New Zealand.Lynch, who was named the International Hockey

bullying, homophobic behaviour and body shaming.Two months prior to the release of the damning report, Hockey

are in the squad, including 19-year-old Amy Lawton, who is set to be the fourth youngest Australian hockey

There was a sense of déjà vu in Amstelveen as hosts The Netherlands beat Germany 2-0 to regain the women’s EuroHockey Championship crown.

Ballenghien smashed home a third goal for Belgium to seal victory.As joint hosts of the FIH Women’s Hockey

The Netherlands have regained the men's EuroHockey Championship title after beating Germany in a shootout in the final in Amstelveen.

Defending champions and tournament hosts The Netherlands reached the final of the women’s EuroHockey Championships after a 3-1 victory over Belgium in Amsterdam.

before France levelled with ten minutes remaining courtesy of Pieter van Straaten.England's women's hockey

difference.By topping Pool C Spain ensured themselves of fifth place and the final spot at the 2023 Hockey

Belarus Sports and Tourism Minister Sergey Kovalchuk has hit out at politicians in the West urging their countries to boycott next year’s Winter Olympic Games over fears about China’s human rights record.

Lukashenko, Belarus has been stripped of several major events, most notably this year’s International Ice Hockey

The European Fencing Championships in Plovdiv have been delayed until at least the autumn, following on from the cancellation of last year's event in Minsk because of the coronavirus pandemic.

high-profile sporting events, including International Modern Pentathlon Union and International Ice Hockey

The Netherlands beat neighbours Belgium in a dramatic men's EuroHockey Championship semi-final which featured three goals in the last 10 minutes and a shoot-out, won by the host nation.

Belgium and Spain each squeezed through to the semi-finals of the women's EuroHockey Championship by ending the group stage with a 1-1 draw - although not against one another.

England and The Netherlands topped their pools after a day that saw 33 goals scored in four matches at the men’s EuroHockey Championship in Amsterdam.

Netherlands.Wales, Spain, Russia and France advanced to Pool C and will be playing for places at the next Hockey

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has told International Federations to reallocate North Korea's places at Tokyo 2020 following the country's decision to withdraw from the Games.

their neighbour hosted the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang.A unified team took part in the women's ice hockey