The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) has announced that they are producing a series of profiles on the country's high performance female coaches in celebration of the 2023 International Women's Day.

The first two to be interviewed were Hockey Ireland performance director Lisa Jacob and Athletics Ireland

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Geelong’s Deputy Mayor Anthony Aitken has warned that the Australian city "cannot afford" to fund the staging of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria due to growing financial pressures.

Hockey is among a number of sports that Geelong is due to host during the Commonwealth Games ©Getty ImagesLa

weightlifting, Para powerlifting, beach volleyball, coastal rowing, cricket, golf, artistic gymnastics and hockey

Ireland are set to join the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Men’s Pro League for the 2023-2024

season after the South Africa Hockey Association (SAHA) declined an invitation to do so.

SAHA is extremely saddened by the fact that they will not be attending the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023

accepted the invitation to take part instead.Ireland have accepted an invitation to join the Men's Hockey

to grow participation in the game and compete at the highest level on the international stage," said Hockey

The fact that our senior men are now competing in World Hockey's Pro League against eight top hockey

Ireland is also set to host the second tier Euro Hockey Championships in Dublin from July 23.

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has been placed on the United States sanctions list but insists it will "in no way limit my activities".

by several countries to mark the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine saw Russian Ice Hockey

) of Russia's invasion of Ukraine led to a series of new sanctions by several countries.Russian Ice Hockey

revealed as the Poligras Magic Skill Award winner, after impressing for Germany at the 2023 International Hockey

Federation (FIH) Men's Hockey World Cup in Odisha, India.

The Poligras Magic Skill Award was voted by hockey viewers based on who they think had the best moment

during the Hockey World Cup.Rühr won the award for his goal against Japan where he rounded the keeper

I have played hockey for 25 years now and I should know where the goal stand," said Rühr."

ESPN, Disney Channel and the National Hockey League are teaming up to bring fans the NHL Big City Greens

the NHL, we are producing a telecast that will reach a new and different audience and help to grow hockey

Russian Ice Hockey Federation President and triple Olympic champion Vladislav Tretiak has been sanctioned

Tretyak, a world legend who is remembered and respected in Canada, whose name is in local museums of hockey

Vladislav Tretiak, right, is a State Duma deputy and has been Russian Ice Hockey Federation President

Tretiak was a goaltender on the Soviet Union's Olympic gold medal-winning ice hockey teams at Sapporo