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Asian Games hockey medallist Singh has road named after him in Indian hometown

  • Asian Games

Asian Games hockey medallist Ram Prakash Singh has had a road named after him in his Indian hometown

Hockey India congratulated Singh after he had the two kilometre road in the district of Deoria named

 Singh, who moved to Lucknow to pursue a hockey career when he was 14, earned three Asian Games

 Having retired from hockey, he is now the director of the Department of Youth Services and Sports

 Ram Prakash Singh earned a silver medal in the men's hockey contest at the 1990 Asian Games in

I have dedicated my whole life for sports, first as a hockey player and then as an administrator.


Hockey star delivers AOC's 1,000th Olympics Unleashed school visit

  • ONOC

The Australian Olympic Committee's (AOC) Olympics Unleashed programme has made its 1,000th school visit, with the small Queensland town of Comet the recipient.

rural settlement helped see in the landmark for the AOC's initiative, which is presented by Optus.Men's hockey

An Olympic journey is more than the 60 minutes on a hockey pitch or the two minutes sprinting on the

Jake Whetton has earned more than 200 caps for the Australian national hockey team ©AOCWhetton comes

Olympics Unleashed is currently running daily, with sprint canoeist Bernadette Wallace, two-time Olympic hockey


Hockey Diversity Alliance present NHL with eight-point plan of action

  • Ice Hockey

The Hockey Diversity Alliance has presented the National Hockey League (NHL) with an eight-point plan

 The Hockey Diversity Alliance revealed the details of the pledge following player-led boycotts

personnel and non-hockey related personnel.It asks the NHL to ensure that at least 10 per cent of the

been requested for all employees before the start of the 2020-2021 season, alongside the creation of Hockey

Diversity Alliance, a commitment funding the Hockey Diversity Alliance to help "support social justice

Diversity Alliance (@TheOfficialHDA) August 30, 2020The Hockey Diversity Alliance was launched in June


Belarus suggests it could host 2021 Ice Hockey World Championships alone after Latvia threatens withdrawal

  • Ice Hockey

Belarus has suggested it would be able to stage the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World

The declaration was made by Dmitry Baskov, the acting President of the Ice Hockey Federation of Belarus

Such a statement sounds strange, especially considering that the hockey federations of both states continue

solve is much less, but hard work remains to be done to make the tournament a real memorable event for hockey






New hockey training venue created ahead of Paris 2024

  • Paris 2024

A new hockey field has been installed in the Paris suburbs and is expected to be used by international

artificial pitch which is believed to meet the standards and requirements set by the International Hockey

potential training venues for the 24 participating teams.France's Charles Masson in action during the Hockey

The surface will be used to welcome international hockey teams to prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic

Games, whilst also helping national and regional development of field hockey in France."


Ice Hockey Australia withdraw from two IIHF World Championships over coronavirus

  • Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey Australia has withdrawn two of its national teams from upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation

Australia’s men’s under-20 team had been due to compete at the IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship

coronavirus pandemic and the Australian Government’s travel ban led to the withdrawals.Posted by Ice Hockey

are in their last, or only, year of participation in these tournaments," said Miranda Ransome, Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey Australia highlighted ongoing closed internal borders and prohibited international travel,

insurance related to COVID-19 and the cost of travel were cited as other factors behind the decision.Ice Hockey


Philip Barker: Tokyo 2020 will hope Torch Relay proves as popular as Sydney 2000

  • Inside the Blogs

Tokyo’s Olympic Flame is set to go on display next week at the Olympic Museum. Organisers hope it will raise morale after the unprecedented postponement of the Games until 2021 in the same way that the Torch Relay 20 years ago transformed the attitude towards the Games in Sydney.

Sir William Deane arrived to greet the Uluru family, guardians of the land.The first runner was 1996 hockey


Belarus Ice Hockey Federation President resigns as doubts continue over 2021 World Championships

  • Ice Hockey

Gennady Savilov has resigned as President of the Ice Hockey Federation of Belarus (FHB) as doubts continue

over whether the country will be able to co-host next year's International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF

 "I am leaving the post of chairman, but not from hockey, it’s easy on my soul," Savilov said.

 "Yes, now in certain circles and degrees, we disagree on the development of hockey, which, in fact

 Lukashenko is a passionate ice hockey player and often appears in exhibition matches alongside



USA Hockey Foundation launch membership relief fund

  • Ice Hockey

USA Hockey Foundation has announced a membership relief fund which aims to cover the cost of 5,000 youth

The benefits of playing hockey are numerous and contribute to social, mental and physical well-being,

" said Pat Kelleher, executive director of The USA Hockey Foundation and USA Hockey."

As we know, the hockey family always rallies to help those in need."

USA Hockey say the fund is intended to help families facing financial hardship ©USA HockeyThe USA Hockey

their memberships covered by the donations.A membership for the upcoming season costs $46 (£35/€38).USA Hockey


IIHF cancels upcoming Continental Cup event over coronavirus

  • Ice Hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has confirmed the cancellation of the upcoming Continental

tournament.”A total of 20 teams feature in the tournament, with the winners qualifying for the Champions Hockey