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Czech ice hockey legend appointed Beijing 2022 ambassador

  • Beijing 2022

Czech ice hockey legend Jaromír Jágr is to become an official ambassador of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games

The 46-year-old, named last year as one of the 100 greatest National Hockey League (NHL) players in history

 Jágr was also a member of the Czech Republic team that won the International Ice Hockey Federation

appointment of Jágr follows on from a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2017 between the Czech Ice Hockey

Chinese partners and are cooperating in youth development programmes.The make-up of the Beijing 2022 ice hockey


Canadian businesses participate in ParaTough Cup to raise funds to help aspiring Paralympians

  • Paralympics

A group of 14 Canadian businesses participated in the ParaTough Cup at the McGill University in Montreal with a weight training gym called UPT Crossfit emerging eventual winners in a competition designed to help raise funds for aspiring Paralympic athletes. 

champions.They competed in wheelchair racing, blind running, wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, Para hockey


FIH sign media rights agreement with L'Équipe for Hockey Men's World Cup

  • Hockey

French TV channel L'Equipe have signed a media rights agreement with the International Hockey Federation

(FIH) for this month's Hockey Men's World Cup in the Indian city of Bhubaneswar.

with la chaîne L'Équipe," said FIH chief executive Thierry Weil.France are competing in Pool A of the Hockey

Cup with Argentina, New Zealand and Spain ©Getty Images"I'm convinced that the increased exposure for hockey

The Hockey Men's World Cup, held every four years, will begin in Bhubaneswar on November 28 and finish


Netherlands unbeaten at FIH Women's Hockey Champions Trophy after victory over Australia

  • Hockey

World number one side The Netherlands defeated Australia at the International Hockey Federation (FIH)

 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy to remain unbeaten at the tournament in China.

subjected Australia to their first loss of the tournament, comfortably beating them 3-0 at the Wujin Hockey

Nothing stopping @oranjehockey pic.twitter.com/CUthdNWmXz— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey



Six Olympians elected onto BOA's Athletes' Commission

  • EOC

The British Olympic Association (BOA) today announced the six Olympians elected by their fellow athletes to serve on its 13-strong Athletes’ Commission.

newly-elected members include a trio of Olympians who were part of Great Britain’s team at Rio 2016; hockey

Commission, said.Georgie Twigg was a key part of Great Britain's Olympic gold medal-winning women's hockey



Estonian ice hockey player Kettunen suspended for anti-doping violation

  • Ice Hockey

Estonian ice hockey player Marko Kettunen has been suspended for four years by the Disciplinary Board

of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) after testing positive for a prohibited substance.

Kettunen last participated for the Estonian national ice hockey team in the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World

 Estonian ice hockey player Marko Kettunen has been suspended for four years after testing positive


Michael Pavitt: As focus moves from Youth Olympics, Buenos Aires hopes Games made capital a more active city

  • Inside the Blogs

Exactly one month ago the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games drew to a close, with the eyes of the Olympic world quickly shifting elsewhere.

We are a country of soccer, rugby and women's hockey."

being bought for particular events.As queues for the most in-demand competitions, such as swimming and hockey

Bauer shows several photos of International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach playing hockey with


Australia and The Netherlands get second wins of FIH Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

  • Hockey

Australia and The Netherlands collected their second wins in as many games at the International Hockey

Federation (FIH) Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in China.

set-up an interesting clash between the two undefeated teams on Tuesday (November 20) at the Wujin Hockey

goalscorer Caia van Maasakker.Australia beat Great Britain in their second game of the FIH Women's Hockey


Hosts draw with Olympic champions at FIH Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

  • Hockey

The opening game of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Women's Hockey Champions Trophy between

Olympic champions Britain drew 2-2 in what was a high-tempo first clash of the tournament at the Wujin Hockey

Australia celebrate scoring a goal in their 2-1 victory over Argentina at the FIH Women's Hockey Champions


Six teams ready to compete at final Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

  • Hockey

The opening day of what will be the final International Hockey Federation (FIH) Women's Hockey Champions

With the FIH announcing that their new home and away Hockey Pro League will be launched in

2019, this will be the last Women's Hockey Champions Trophy to take place.This year's tournament is taking

place at the Wujin Hockey Stadium in Changzhou, with China automatically qualifying as hosts.

competition, which is for the holders of the sport's biggest prizes.Argentina won the last Women's Hockey


Ziggo Sport clinch deal with FIH for media rights in The Netherlands

  • Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) have announced a four-year media rights agreement with Dutch

set to run through until 2022.Under the terms of the agreement, Ziggo Sport will have rights to the Hockey

The Netherlands are already one of the superpowers of hockey but this deal will grant an even bigger

This will help us further in our quest to increase the development of hockey anywhere in the world."

Ziggo Sport supports Dutch sports and besides field hockey, also pays attention to sports like handball

In each tournament, the Dutch field hockey teams are medal candidates and it's great to witness their