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Hawkes recalls nerves of Olympic oath two decades on from Sydney 2000

  • Olympics

The only athlete with a speaking part at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony has revealed how she was more concerned about her team-mates in the crowd than the television audience of billions.

Triple hockey gold medallist Rechelle Hawkes took the athletes' oath exactly 20-years-ago and described

 Hockey coach Ric Charlesworth, the flag bearer when Hawkes made her Olympic debut in 1988, insisted

I remember seeing the hockey team down the very front looking at me," Hawkes said.


FIH to launch app to coincide with return of the Hockey Pro League

  • Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is set to launch its own app, allowing fans globally to watch

strip too, which is chronologically put in order.The first of these matches was the return to the FIH Hockey

previous matches and live reports which will be included in live matches.Live matches from the FIH Hockey

including athlete profiles, Olympics and matches.It also allows users to browse competitions, with the FIH Hockey


Belarus Ice Hockey Association President claims country can still host 2021 IIHF World Championship

  • Ice Hockey

Newly-appointed Belarusian Ice Hockey Association (BIHA) President Dmitri Baskov has claimed there is

claimed Latvia had been "trying to politicise sport" after the nation called on the International Ice Hockey

trying to politicise sports, as for the sports component we have good contacts with the Latvian Ice Hockey

Federation and the International Ice Hockey Federation."



Michael Jordan brand continues to walk on air as auction prices attest to undimmed appeal

  • The Big Read

If you have, say, $300,000 (£234,000/€253,000) to hand, or its equivalent, and you are a basketball fan, you might want to take a look at what Heritage Auctions, in Dallas, Texas, currently have on offer by way of Michael Jordan memorabilia.

for the company that owns both the New York Knicks NBA basketball team and the New York Rangers ice hockey

team, which plays in the National Hockey League."



Belarus Ice Hockey Association elects new President

  • Ice Hockey

Dmitri Baskov has been appointed as President of the Belarus Ice Hockey Association (BIHA) at an Electoral

Belarusian ice hockey.Baskov would be expected to lead the BIHA through to next year's International Ice Hockey

jointly stage the tournament with a nation other than Belarus.Dmitri Baskov will lead Belarusian ice hockey

Today I enter the position of president of the ice hockey association and I’m glad that this was preceded

the very beginning: from player to youth coach, under-18 and under-20 national teams, from head of a hockey

the experience gained will allow us to work with the highest efficiency for the benefit of Belarusian hockey




Latvia call for Belarus to lose co-hosting rights for 2021 World Championship in letter to IIHF

  • Ice Hockey

Latvia has formally called for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to strip Belarus of its

tension between the two countries.Latvia warned it will "withdraw guarantees for organising the 2021 Ice Hockey

the meeting next Thursday if it received an official letter from the Latvian Government.Latvian Ice Hockey

 "Fans in both countries love and appreciate hockey, so why should they be punished?


Ostrava to host 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool with Beijing 2022 places up for grabs

  • Para Ice Hockey News

The World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool will return to Ostrava, Czech Republic next year with

, said: "World Para Ice Hockey is thrilled to bring the World Championships back to Ostrava, a city where

the appetite for Para ice hockey grew exponentially last year in just a matter of days.BIG NEWS — We

The 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championships will return to Ostrava, Czech Republic next May.

https://t.co/2LJNH9yAeQ pic.twitter.com/O366WNTltV— Para Ice Hockey (@paraicehockey) September 8, 2020

I look forward to working with the Para ice hockey family and athletes."


Olympians lead FASANOC contribution to community outreach programme

  • ONOC

Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (FASANOC) Voices of the Athletes (VOA) champions have joined with the Fiji National Sports Commission (FNSC) and Fiji Police Force as part of a week-long community outreach programme.

footballer and VOA coordinator Matelita Vuakoso, cricketer Joana Lesi, footballer Naomi Waqanidrola and hockey


Two more Tokyo 2020 venues made available to public after postponement of Games

  • Tokyo 2020

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced that two of its venues for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will open for public use after the Games were moved to 2021.

Slalom Centre first opened in July, while the Sea Forest Waterway, Yumenoshima Park Archery Field and Oi Hockey


UK Sport chief willing to remove funding if sports do not meet culture standards

  • Olympics

Chief executive Sally Munday has warned that UK Sport is prepared to "take money away" from governing bodies if they do not adhere to its standards on athlete well-being.

on the 65 per cent reported in 2018.But Munday, who was previously chief executive of England and GB Hockey

well-being culture at the heart of what they do.Sally Munday was chief executive of England and GB Hockey