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Legal challenge postpones Czech Olympic Committee elections for third time

  • EOC

A legal challenge has forced the postponement of the Czech Olympic Committee (COC) elections for the third time.

Sitting President Jiří Kejval was due to face the challenge of women's national team hockey coach Filip

financial impropriety which were eventually dismissed.Neusser's support includes that of the Czech Hockey



Return of NHL star Panarin unclear after "politically motivated" assault allegations in Russia

  • Ice Hockey

The New York Rangers have reportedly insisted there is not a set timetable for the return of star player Artemi Panarin after he took time away following allegations of assault made by one of his former coaches in Russia.

Panarin's former Kontinental Hockey League coach Andrei Nazarov told Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya that

attacked an 18-year-old woman in Latvia in 2011.Nazarov claimed Panarin, a finalist in the National Hockey


Rukare confirmed as new Uganda Olympic Committee President

  • ANOCA

Donald Rukare has been confirmed as the new President of the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) after the organisation’s elections took place today.

Association.Yayiro Kasasa also received an honour in recognition of his involvement in baseball and softball, rugby, hockey



Lukashenko's son becomes Belarus NOC President with IOC sanctions likely to follow

  • Tokyo 2020

Viktor Lukashenko has replaced his father Alexander Lukashenko as National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOC Belarus) President, an appointment that is likely to result in sanctions from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

stripped of several events since Lukashenko's re-election, including this year's International Ice Hockey


Birmingham 2022 to focus on women’s sport on penultimate day of Games

  • Birmingham 2022

Birmingham 2022 organisers have earmarked the final Sunday of next year’s Commonwealth Games as a day to celebrate women’s sport after unveiling the competition schedule.

The medal finals for women’s hockey, netball and cricket are all planned to be held on Sunday, August

For us the final Sunday of the Games, with medal matches in T20 cricket, hockey and netball, is a real


Mixed NOC events scrapped for Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

  • Gangwon 2024

No mixed National Olympic Committee (NOC) events will be held at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.

events have featured at the past three Winter Youth Olympics.This included curling, figure skating, ice hockey

in biathlon, monobob and skeleton competitions, as well as mixed team and mixed doubles curling.Ice hockey


Bach says IOC will wait for outcome of Belarus NOC elections before deciding Tokyo 2020 action

  • Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the organisation will wait for the outcome of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (NOC Belarus) elections before making a decision on whether the country’s flag will fly at Tokyo 2020.

stripped of several events since Lukashenko's re-election, including this year's International Ice Hockey


Commonwealth Youth Games

  • Commonwealth Games Federation Sponsored Section

programme was initially limited to eight sports and in 2000 comprised athletics, fencing, gymnastics, hockey


Millar to join Hockey Canada as director of player personnel

  • Ice Hockey

Hockey Canada has announced Alan Millar will become the organisation’s new director of player personnel

begin the role on March 1.He will be tasked with leading all player evaluations and selections for Hockey

Canada’s national team camps and tournaments.Millar will work in consultation with Hockey Canada’s five

regional scouts and will receive input from across the Canadian Hockey League (CHL).Hockey Canada says

the Canada-Russia Series, and for Hockey Canada’s national teams."

Millar will join Hockey Canada from the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League, where he has


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  • Commonwealth Games Federation Sponsored Section

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