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Bach hits back at claim athletes not fully represented on WADA

  • Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has hit back at claims that athletes are not fully represented on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee or Foundation Board.

Coventry, South Korea's former Olympic table tennis champion Seung-Min Ryu and Finland's Olympic ice hockey


International Sambo Federation hail praise for work on greenhouse gases

  • Sambo

International Sambo Federation (FIAS) chief executive Michal Buchel has pledged to continue the organisation's environmental work after their efforts to reduce greenhouse gases were praised.

International Ski Federation, World Rowing, the International Golf Federation, the International Ice Hockey


Olympic champions Britain qualify for women's hockey event at Tokyo 2020

  • Hockey

Olympic champions Britain will defend their women's hockey title at Tokyo 2020 after they beat Chile

Britain's women were one of six sides to qualify for the hockey tournaments at the Games in the Japanese

Ireland's women were the other teams to book their Tokyo 2020 ticket on the last day of the International Hockey

swept aside Chile 5-1 on aggregate following a 2-1 win in the second leg of their tie at the Lee Valley Hockey

nbsp;"At 3-0 [from the first leg] we knew it was only half-time, we knew we had another 60 minutes of hockey

in sealing a Tokyo 2020 berth.Germany will also have representatives in both the women's and men's hockey


Australian Olympic gold medallist Peris claims Norman statue was "long overdue"

  • Athletics

Former Olympian and Labour Senator Nova Peris has claimed the establishment of a statue to Peter Norman, who played a part in the hugely controversial men’s 200m podium protest for civil rights at the Mexico 1968 Olympics, was "long overdue".

death.Peris, who became the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold as a member of the women’s hockey


More than 50 years after Olympic podium protest, Norman stands again, permanently, on the home soil of Australia

  • The Big Read

In the space of the last month there have been significant official acknowledgements of the role played by the three athletes who took part in the most infamous - at the time - and now famous podium protests - Tommie Smith and John Carlos of the United States, and Australia’s Peter Norman.

"Then he asked me how many tickets I wanted for the hockey."

2019Peris, who became the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold as a member of the women’s hockey



EOC Coordination Commission pleased with preparations for 2021 Winter EYOF

  • EOC

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has claimed its Coordination Commission for the 2021 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) was very impressed by the readiness of the facilities following a recent visit to Vuokatti, the Finnish village due to host the event.

centre of the Vuokatti Sports Complex and all competition venues are walking distance, except for ice hockey

skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, short track speed skating, snowboarding and ice hockey

We are very pleased that, for the first time in EYOF’s history, ice hockey will be also for girls, with



India qualify for men's and women's hockey events at Tokyo 2020

  • Hockey

India's women and men secured a place in the hockey tournaments at Tokyo 2020 by winning their respective

IndiaKaGame #INDvRUS #RoadToTokyo #Tokyo2020 #KalingaKalling #GiftOfHockey pic.twitter.com/VvVe1MvIxo— Hockey

champions Britain took a huge step towards next year's Games with a 3-0 win over Chile at the Lee Valley Hockey

London.Germany will also take a lead into their second leg against Italy following a 2-0 victory at Hockey

Park in Dublin.New Zealand edged out South Korea 3-2 in the first leg of their men's tie at Haranaki Hockey



Tokyo 2020 triathlon and cross country eventing start times to move forward due to heat

  • Tokyo 2020

Start times for triathlon and the cross-country stage of equestrian competition will be brought forward due to heat concerns, Tokyo 2020 and  the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed today.

have been delayed until 3pm.John Coates called for further legacy planning for rowing, canoeing and hockey

The worries are going to be places like the rowing canoeing, places like the hockey."


Indian hockey teams poised for final Tokyo 2020 bid

  • Hockey

India's men's and women's hockey teams will hope home advantage can assist their bids to secure tickets

to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the latest round of International Hockey Federation Olympic Qualifiers

underway.It is already Thursday and we are just a day away from another exciting weekend at the FIH Hockey

#RoadToTokyo pic.twitter.com/2ZWCAvxcgq— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) October 31, 2019The