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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


ITA to oversee hockey anti-doping programme after four-year contract signed with FIH

  • Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has signed a four-year contract with the International Testing

the ITA, which is part of our continuing efforts to maintain a world-class anti-doping programme for hockey

Hockey is a true global sport with both strong female and male teams, and a sport with a long Olympic

We will tailor our anti-doping program to the specificities of hockey, but the FIH will also be able



Antwerp 1920 gold medal loaned to The Hockey Museum to celebrate centenary of Britain's victory

  • Hockey

Olympic gold medal won at Antwerp 1920 by Britain's goalkeeper Harry Haslam has been loaned to The Hockey

included an oil painting of Haslam, an Antwerp participation medal and civilian medals.The Olympic hockey

 The Hockey Museum has had its first sight of a 1920 Olympic gold medal.

It was won by Harry Haslam, the Great Britain...Posted by The Hockey Museum on Saturday, 5 September

 A collection of other Olympic memorabilia was loaned to The Hockey Museum by Harry Haslam's family

to mark the centenary of Britain's Olympic gold medal at Antwerp 1920 ©The Hockey MuseumThe Hockey Museum


UK Sport to distribute extra funding to 10 National Governing Bodies

  • News

UK Sport will provide extra funding to 10 British National Governing Bodies (NGBs) to help mitigate the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on the organisations.

$146,000/€123,000) to Archery GB.UK Sport will also distribute £90,000 ($120,000/€101,000) to England Hockey



Coronavirus countermeasures panel expect adjustments to ensure safety of Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020

Kasuhiro Sugita, head of a panel assessing coronavirus countermeasures at the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games, has said adjustments will be made to ensure athletes and spectators can enjoy Tokyo 2020 safely.

behind closed doors.Bio-secure bubbles have allowed the National Basketball Association and National Hockey



IIHF to discuss World Youth Championships scenarios at next Council meeting

  • Ice Hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) are expected to discuss possible scenarios around the World

The 2021 Men’s World Junior Ice Hockey Championships is scheduled to take place between December 26 2020

and January 5 2021 in Canada.IIHF Council member and Russian Ice Hockey Federation President Vladislav

Canada won last year's Men’s World Junior Ice Hockey Championship ©IIHFFasel made the comments prior

to the start of the Kontinental Hockey League season, which opened yesterday.The Kontinental Hockey League


Ropponen named new President of Finnish Baseball and Softball Federation

  • Baseball and Softball

The first member of the Finnish Baseball Hall of Fame, Jukka Ropponen, has been named as the new President of the Finnish Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSL).

regarded as one of the best pitchers in Finnish history, having won seven national titles.As a top ice hockey


Czech ice hockey rocked by shock death of national head coach

  • Ice Hockey

Tributes have been flooding in for Czech Republic men's ice hockey head coach Milos Riha who has died

I would like to ask everyone involved with hockey – fans and colleagues alike – to honour my dad’s memory

Czech Ice Hockey Association President Tomas Kral confirmed that he knew Riha was in hospital but said

Milos Riha guided Czech Republic to fourth place at the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation World

Championship in Slovakia ©Getty Images"Czech hockey has lost a very distinctive personality, a good

Milos Riha was one of a kind and he truly loved hockey.



IIHF President says "too early" to make conclusions on 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships

  • Ice Hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Rene Fasel has repeated his claim it is too early

Dmitry Baskov, the acting President of the Ice Hockey Federation of Belarus, has suggested in response

Council is expected to meet in mid-September to discuss the situation.IIHF Council member and Russian Ice Hockey

We want to learn from the experience of the National Hockey League," Tretyak told TASS."