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Chinese athletes to prepare for Beijing 2022 in Alaska

  • Beijing 2022

Chinese athletes will prepare for their home Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics by training in Alaska.

heritage in sports including biathlon  ©Getty ImagesSports could include cross-country skiing and ice hockey

 Chinese ice hockey side Kunlun Red Star have joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League as part


Hosts Mexico clinch two huge wins as Hockey Series begins

  • Hockey

enjoyed huge victories in both the men's and women's competitions as the inaugural event of the new Hockey

Teams who have not qualified for the International Hockey Federation's new top-tier Hockey Pro League

will contest Hockey Series events across the world, which are the first stage of qualification for the

Tokyo 2020 Olympics.The event at the Cancha de Hockey Siglo XXI features Pan American teams playing

‼️⏰ 3:30 pm EST https://t.co/dcZAYPyvwV— LIU Field Hockey (@LIU_fieldhockey) June 5, 2018Puerto Rico

this time it was 4-0.Countries taking part in this season's events have the chance to qualify for the Hockey



Legacy plans for three Pyeongchang 2018 venues to potentially become clearer following local elections

  • Pyeongchang 2018

Christophe Dubi, the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive director for the Olympic Games, has said he has been told by Pyeongchang 2018 President Lee Hee-beom that post-Games plans at three venues still unaccounted for could become clearer once local and regional Government elections have taken place next week.

No legacy plans are in place at the Gangneung Hockey Centre and the Gangneung Oval where speed skating

Commission, said the legacy plans will hopefully be ready some time during this Autumn.The Gangneung Hockey



Opening Hockey Series event in Mexico to begin road to Tokyo 2020

  • Hockey

The inaugural edition of the Hockey Series will begin tomorrow in Mexico, with the competition marking

Men's and women's action will take place in Salamanca until June 10, with other Hockey Series events

due to follow around the world.Teams who have not qualified for the International Hockey Federation's

new top-tier Hockey Pro League will contest the events, which will offer places at next year's Hockey

favourites ©Getty ImagesThe Americans, the world number 26 side, will begin as favourites at the Cancha de Hockey

favourites.Both competitions will be in a round-robin format with the top side winning the event.Nine other Hockey


Record international audiences for Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics, figures show

  • Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympics

Pyeongchang 2018 broke all international broadcast and online viewing records, attracting more broadcasters and viewers than ever before for a Winter Paralympic Games outside of the host country, according to figures published by Nielsen Sports on behalf of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

 Wheelchair curling drew 251.6 million and Para-ice hockey 230.3 million.The Closing Ceremony on


Two leading Pyeongchang 2018 officials awarded Olympic Order

  • Pyeongchang 2018

Kim Kihong and Baek Sungil, the vice-presidents of Games planning and Games operations for Pyeongchang 2018 respectively, have today been awarded the Olympic Order.

and, for the first time in Olympic history, competed together as part of a unified Korean women's ice hockey


China set for Olympic ice hockey at Beijing 2022

  • Ice Hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has taken the decision to allow home nation China

entry.More details on the qualification process are due to be announced at a later stage.The men’s ice hockey

tournament is planned with 12 teams as until now, while for the women’s ice hockey tournament discussions

programme has gone through restructuring with an ice hockey federation that is separate from the ice

Hockey League.On the women’s side, Kunlun Red Star and a second Chinese team played in the Canadian

Women’s Hockey League last season and China also sent girls teams to compete in the United States.It


India confirm plans to bid for 2030 Asian Games and 2032 Olympics

  • Doha 2030

Expressions of interest will be submitted by India to host the 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games, the 2030 Asian Games and the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it has been announced today.

have made some purposeful decisions in this meeting," Batra, also President of the the International Hockey


Anaheim to host 2019 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

  • Figure Skating

United States is due to host its first Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in seven years when Anaheim plays host in February.

International Skating Union-organised event is due to be held at the Honda Center which also houses National Hockey


Ice Hockey UK extend kit deal with Bauer Hockey after World Championship success

  • Ice Hockey

A three-year deal has been announced by Ice Hockey UK for Bauer Hockey to continue as kit provider for

at senior and youth level.Britain sealed promotion back to the elite level of the International Ice Hockey

regarded across the world and it is fantastic we are continuing our relationship with them.”Bauer and Ice Hockey

UK figures pictured at the unveiling ©Ice Hockey UKBauer Hockey is billed as the world’s most recognised

designer, marketer and manufacturer of ice hockey equipment.The company was founded in 1927.

“We are delighted to be able to continue our relationship with Ice Hockey UK and GB for the next three


FISU President speaks at Alma Mater in Moscow

  • Universiade

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin paid tribute to his alma mater, the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, during a speech at the institution.

medallist Irina Rodnina, footballer Lev Yashin, the only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d’Or, and ice hockey


Philip Barker: The Asian Games and how they started

  • Inside the Blogs

The idea came before the First World War, but it was not until 1951 that the first Games for the entire continent of Asia were held in Delhi.

Indian hockey had been a dominant force since 1928, and they proved the headline act in London with a


Korean Canoe Federation create committee to assess joint team for Asian Games

  • Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games

The Korean Canoe Federation (KCF) have established a committee tasked with establishing a joint team featuring South Korea and North Korea for the 2018 Asian Games.

places to help create joint teams.Joint teams would follow the initiative that saw a unified women's ice hockey