John Coates has labelled the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium as "simply magnificent" after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission visited the venue.

The Oi Hockey Stadium was visited by the IOC Coordination Commission ©Getty ImagesThe New National Stadium

the final permanent venue, to be completed in February.Among the recently completed venues is the Oi Hockey

visited the venue and the Ariake Tennis Centre, currently hosting a test event.Coates referenced the Hockey

We went to see the hockey venue, which has an outstanding permanent grandstand there."

It is a magnificent venue and there are plans with your hockey federation to maximise the venue for ongoing

Hartwall Arena in Helsinki has been chosen as the second venue for the 2022 International Ice Hockey

estimated to open in the later part of 2021.The downtown venue will then serve as the new home for the hockey

The 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship will take place from May 13 to 29, 2022.

A welcome message from Russian President Vladimir Putin was delivered at the 20th anniversary of the Russian Federation of Sports for Persons with Physical Impairment.

an appearance.They included three-times Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion Alexander Karelin and hockey

I have dined out frequently on the true tale of when, as The Observer sports editor, I telephoned the late Lord Banks, then plain Tony Banks MP, Minister for Sport, about his support of a Bill to ban punches to the head in boxing. Knowing that Banks was a boxing buff, I expressed surprise and asked him whether this was true.

It has been relatively easy for our committee to get rugby, boxing and ice hockey to engage, but almost

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to move the Olympic marathon and race-walk events to Sapporo is expected to dominate discussions during latest Coordination Commission visit to Tokyo.

Coordination Commission chairman John Coates joining Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori in visiting the Oi Hockey

Current and former National Hockey League (NHL) players will act as ambassadors for the 2020 International

Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is set to stop acting as the International Federation for 10 sports following proposals made by its Governance Review Working Group.

the sports it governs - Alpine skiing, athletics, biathlon, cross-country skiing, dance sport, ice hockey

The Netherlands thrashed Pakistan to book their place in the men's hockey tournament at next year's Olympic

in Amsterdam ©Getty ImagesThe Netherlands will make their 10th consecutive appearance in the men's hockey

at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, following contrasting victories in their respective International Hockey

their Tokyo 2020 spot in style as they thrashed Russia.Leading 4-2 from yesterday's first leg at Perth Hockey

Netherlands were held to a 4-4 draw by Pakistan in the first leg of their men's tie at the Wagener Hockey

Summer European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) 2021 hosts Banská Bystrica delivered their first presentation since stepping in to organise the event, here at the European Olympic Committees (EOC) General Assembly. 

confirmed for that competition, with alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey

Fischer has signed a four-year extension to his contract as manager of the Swiss men's national ice hockey

Fischer's deal was due to expire after the end of next year's International Ice Hockey Federation World

Championship, which Switzerland is hosting.The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation has decided to grant Fischer

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a 4-2 win over Russia in the first leg of their women's International Hockey

short-lived, however, as Grace Stewart put Australia back in front a minute after the equaliser at Perth Hockey

RoadToTokyo #GiftOfHockey #Tokyo2020 #CHN v @BELRedPanthers pic.twitter.com/H11jcZFjLs— International Hockey

have a two-goal lead going into their second leg with China after they beat the hosts 2-0 at the Wujin Hockey

teams will secure a place at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo when the first set of International Hockey

play Ireland at Rutledge Field in Vancouver, while The Netherlands take on Pakistan at the Wagener Hockey

the second legs on Saturday.Australia, ranked second in the world, go up against Russia at the Perth Hockey

Stadium, while China face Belgium at the Wujin Hockey Stadium.Spain versus South Korea in Valencia is

- will be held from November 1 to 3.The winners of the 14 two-legged ties will seal a berth in the hockey

Midfielder Sushila Chanu is confident the Indian women’s hockey team will qualify for next year's Olympic

India's women's hockey team, silver medallists at last year's Asian Games, are seeking qualification

taking place across the men's and women's events.The winners of each tie will secure a place in the hockey

The schedule for the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Championship in Michigan

record-extending 11th triumph at the event, will open their Group B campaign against Russia at Plymouth’s USA Hockey

, the event will come to the home base of USA Hockey’s national team development programme, the USA Hockey

Arena, where the under-18 and under-17 national teams are centralised.The USA Hockey Arena also hosted