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Hamilton City Council approves plans for renovation of entertainment venues

  • Victoria 2026

Hamilton 2026 has welcomed news of a CAD400 million (£233 million/$295 million/€258 million) renovation of the city’s arts and entertainment district, which will include a modernised arena, a newly renovated convention centre and the renovation of a concert hall.

million (£29 million/$36 million/€32 million) renovation of FirstOntario Centre, the 19,000-capacity ice hockey

partnerships to supply top touring artists and live events in the facility, while the Hamilton Bulldogs ice hockey


Beijing 2022 venues in Chinese capital set to be ready to host events by end of year

  • Beijing 2022

Venues in Beijing which are due to stage competitions during the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be ready to host events by the end of this year, according to the Beijing Office for Major Projects Construction.

Wukesong Arena, which staged basketball matches at the 2008 Summer Olympics and is due to host ice hockey


Indian Sports Minister says training camps to continue to aid Olympic athletes

  • Boxing

Indian Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has said national training camps will continue as the country seeks to enable Olympic athletes the opportunity to train ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

I had personally interacted with athletes and coaches of hockey, athletics and weightlifting while they


GOC Women's Commission chair wants more financial support from Government

  • ANOCA

Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) Women’s Commission chairperson Elizabeth King has called on the country's Government to provide more financial support to encourage more females to take up positions in sport.

more confidence when attempting to gain sports leadership positions.King, vice-president of the Ghana Hockey

Association and executive member of African Hockey, talked up Ghana's potential in sports administration


Russian ice hockey club HC Spartak suspend training after positive COVID-19 tests

  • Ice Hockey

Russian ice hockey club HC Spartak Moscow has suspended the start of training for players after "several

waiting on the results of the latest batch of tests before allowing training to start.The Kontinental Hockey

League is set to resume on September 2 ©Getty Images"The training of hockey players has not yet begun

The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) reported last week that six players from its clubs had returned positive


IFSC says IOC financial support key to helping development and promotion of sport

  • Sport Climbing

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has said financial support received from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will help to ensure the development and promotion of the sport.

Federation, the International Golf Federation, the International Gymnastics Federation, the International Hockey


Forty years on from Moscow 1980 – the most political Olympics of modern times

  • The Big Read

Forty years ago today, the most politically charged Olympics of modern times began when the distinctive chimes of the Kremlin were relayed to the Lenin Stadium by loudspeaker.

 In Moscow, women's hockey had finally been accepted but it was badly affected by a boycott which

saw the withdrawal of many leading teams.Organisers scrambled for replacements and Zimbabwe's hockey


Blue Jays denied permission to play MLB games in Toronto

  • Baseball and Softball

The Toronto Blue Jays have not been given permission to host Major League Baseball (MLB) games by the Canadian Government, meaning they will have to be based in the United States this season.

reported more than 1,000 new cases in a day on May 25.The Canadian Government is allowing the National Hockey



Gangwon 2024 Organising Committee to be established by end of year

  • Gangwon 2024

The Organising Committee for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon Province is set to be established by the end of this year, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

new disiciplines and it is possible more will be added to the Games.Ski mountaineering and 3x3 ice hockey


IOC confirms revised qualification processes for Tokyo 2020 finalised

  • Tokyo 2020

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the revised qualification processes for each sport have been finalised ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Getty ImagesQualification had already been completed for road and track cycling, the equestrian events, hockey


IOC allocates $63 million of loans and donations to International Federations

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has provided International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) with $100 million (£78 million/€86 million) of financial support since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, IOC President Thomas Bach revealed today.

Basketball Federation, International Golf Federation, International Gymnastics Federation, International Hockey


Czech ice hockey player Erat announces retirement

  • Ice Hockey

Czech ice hockey player Martin Erat has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 38.

while he claimed gold at the 2001 World Junior Championships in Mosscow.Erat began a 13-year National Hockey

spells at Washington Capitals and Arizona Coyotes.He also played for Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey

I want to help Czech hockey and I want to work my way into being a coach that I will be proud of and



Indian head coach claims "top-level" FIH Pro League will aid Tokyo 2020 preparation

  • Tokyo 2020

Indian men's head coach Graham Reid claimed the "top-level competition" of the International Hockey Federation

scheduled for July 23 to August 8, having been postponed due to the pandemic.Reid, an Australian former hockey

 "It's very encouraging to have international competition restarting and the Hockey Pro League will

Games next year," he said, as reported by New Kerala.India are set to compete in the men's Olympic hockey

 Tokyo 2020 will be India's 21st Olympic appearance in the men's hockey contest, with the country