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FEI legal counsel appointed WADA's first athletes' anti-doping ombuds

  • News

International Equestrian Federation (FEI) legal counsel Anna Thorstenson has been appointed as the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) first athletes' anti-doping ombuds.

I believe that the ombuds will be an incredible resource for athletes," the two-time Olympic ice hockey



Cost to make Brisbane 2032 hockey venue ready to increase after capacity capped

  • Brisbane 2032

Work on the Brisbane 2032 Olympic hockey venue in Ballymore could end up costing more than anticipated

The Western stand is under construction at the rugby union stadium in Herston, the hockey venue for Brisbane

the total capacity of the venue would be capped at 8,000 when it reopens in June.The International Hockey

Games in 2032 ©Getty ImagesLast year, Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said the decision to host hockey

as it was an existing venue, with upgrades underway.However, Ballymore could still host the Olympic hockey

The eastern stand seats are not required to meet the seating requirements of the hockey competition at


Philip Barker: How Kuala Lumpur 1998 set a new course for the Commonwealth Games

  • Inside the Blogs

This week, 25 years ago on a sunny spring morning in London, an ensemble of 10 Bunga Manggar bearers carrying floral decorations and 20 drummers beating Kompang drums made their way onto the courtyard at Buckingham Palace. 

Wohlberg of Canada claimed bronze.It was not the first competition of the Games because preliminaries in hockey

sports made their Commonwealth Games debut ©Getty ImagesAustralia dominated both men’s and women’s hockey

Kallis admitted.Australia's Nova Peris won the women's 200 metres, only two years after her Olympic hockey

woman also destined for a career in politics.Indigenous Australian Nova Peris had won Olympic gold in hockey


Canadian NOC urged to reconsider Russia and Belarus stance by group of retired athletes

  • PASO

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has been urged by a group of 42 retired athletes to reconsider its stance on Russia and Belarus and reject the participation of both countries at Paris 2024.

respectively shows that "separation of athlete from state is an impossible task".Four-time Olympic ice hockey

Canada's four-time Olympic ice hockey gold medallist Hayley Wickenheiser was joined by other former Olympic


Los Angeles middle school girls receive sportswear from LA28 during Girls Empowerment Day

  • Los Angeles 2028

The Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee celebrated International Women's Day by gifting 2,100 middle school girls sportswear during the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) LA's second annual Girls Empowerment Day at the Dignity Health Sports Park.

Many other Olympians joined Joyce at the event, including ice hockey player Molly Schaus, track and field



IPC announces winners of International Women's Day Recognition Awards

  • Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed four winners of the 2023 International Women's Day Recognition Awards.

Kravchenko of Malta.Malawi received an award for their National Paralympic Committee, while World Para Ice Hockey

Malawi in 2022.WPIH received recognition for their creation of a pathway to add a women's Para ice hockey

at the Paralympic Games.They will be holding the first-ever Women’s World Championships for Para ice hockey


IIHF postpones major event in China due to COVID-19 "complications"

  • Ice Hockey

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced the postponement of the Women's World Championship

Luc Tardif has pledged his committment to his organisation's three-year contract with the Chinese Ice Hockey

Association ©Getty Images"The International Ice Hockey Federation firmly stands behind the contract

with the Chinese Ice Hockey Association and is only postponing the tournament to make sure it starts


October dates announced for IOC Session in Mumbai

  • Olympics

This year's delayed 140th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in the Indian city of Mumbai is due to take place from October 15 to 17, it has been announced today.

satisfaction in December following the election of PT Usha, succeeding former IOC member and International Hockey


South African to replace Reid as India hockey coach

  • Hockey

South Africa's Craig Fulton has been named head coach of the Indian men's field hockey team, replacing

served his role since 2019, stepping down after a poor performance at the 2023 Men's International Hockey

 "It is an honour to be appointed in the role of chief coach for the Indian men’s hockey team,"

said the former Ireland coach, according to the Hockey Paper."

scoring two goals playing mainly as a midfielder.He also played for clubs Chelmsford of the England Hockey

League and Pembroke Wanderers of the Irish Hockey league, as he served as a player-coach for both teams.Craig


Women's march from Paris to Paris has been a long and hard one that owes much to its early pioneers

  • The Big Read

Organisers of Paris 2024 have described many of their preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics as "revolutionary."

but  officials insisted this would be "regularised".It was eventually agreed that women's hockey

I learned with great pleasure that a competition for women’s hockey will be included," FIH President

 "This is very good news that the hockey world was awaiting [sic] since a long time and it will

Soviet sports fans will show great interest in the forthcoming tourney," Soviet Hockey official  

arena at the Dynamo Stadium.Zimbabwe eventually won gold and their performances have become part of hockey


Pakistan hockey player Raza dies in shipwreck near Italy

  • Hockey

Former Pakistan national hockey player Shahida Raza has died at the age of 27, when a boat she was on

#ShahidaRaza #Hockey #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/ce8LDMJvBl— Hassan Ali 🇵🇰 (@RealHa55an) March 2,

has represented Pakistan international events at junior and senior level according to the Pakistan Hockey

was known for her goals-coring abilities.She represented the army team during the national women’s hockey


Further Hong Kong anthem controversy prompts apology at IIHF World Championship Division III

  • Ice Hockey

A pro-democracy protest song was used as Hong Kong's national anthem at the International Ice Hockey

incorrect music was played as the national anthem after the Hong Kong versus Iran match in the Ice Hockey

used at the national anthem prior to an IIHF World Championship Division III match in Sarajevo ©Ice Hockey

Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina/YouTubeThe SF&OC praised the the Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association


Duncan Mackay: Vladislav Tretiak has gone from being part of Canadian sports history to its sanctions list

  • Inside the Blogs

Of all the oligarchs, politicians, businessmen, military personnel, sports administrators and medallists targeted by capitals around the world since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than a year ago, none will have hurt more than Canada's decision to add Vladislav Tretiak to its sanctions list.

In ice hockey-mad Russia and Canada, there are few players held in more reverence than Tretiak, a three-time

in the history of the sport and who, in 2008, was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey

The Canadians were all National Hockey League (NHL) players.

: Tarasov, the Canadians admired Tretiak’s "intuitive perception of hockey".Vladislav Tretiak, centre

, won three Olympic gold medals and was voted Russia's greatest ice hockey player of the 20th century