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Philip Barker: The Olympic Oath at Games through the ages

  • Inside the Blogs

The Olympic Oath sworn by athletes, judges and coaches at Pyeongchang 2018 was altered in a move which bears a resemblance with the revised ritual introduced at the Commonwealth Games at Glasgow 2014.

The next woman chosen was Canadian ice hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser at Vancouver 2010.



Pakistan to compete at 2018 Hockey World Cup in India

  • Hockey

Pakistan will travel to Bhubaneshwar in India for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, it has been confirmed

competing at the tournament due to poor political relations with India.Tension has spilled onto the hockey

field in the past with the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) blaming their Indian counterparts for being

thrown out of the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup in Lucknow, India in 2016.The official reason for

their absence was that they had not submitted their entry to the International Hockey Federation (FIH

Narinder Batra posted a series of anti-Pakistani messages on social media.Pakistan competed at the Hockey


Pound claims IOC approach to criticism over Russia is to shoot the messenger

  • Pyeongchang 2018

A row between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Richard Pound, its most senior member, escalated today after the Canadian repeated his criticisms of the potential plan to lift Russia's suspension in time for the Closing Ceremony of Pyeongchang 2018.

mentioned during the Session - that would have prevented me from extending, especially if the men's hockey

team were to be doing well, even without the NHL (National Hockey League) players," he told insidethegames





Bach admits deal for North and South Korea to march together at Pyeongchang 2018 Opening Ceremony only confirmed at late notice

  • Pyeongchang 2018

A final deal for North and South Korea to march together at the Opening Ceremony of Pyeongchang 2018 was only reached four hours before it took place, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has revealed. 

IOC Executive Board member Angela Ruggiero has claimed that a unified Korean women's ice hockey team

also participating at Pyeongchang 2018 should receive the Nobel Peace Prize.The American former ice hockey


IIHF change Facebook post referring to Russian flag and team at Pyeongchang 2018

  • Ice Hockey

A post on the Facebook page of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) which referred to Team

This post is part of a promotional women’s ice hockey campaign that was built and scheduled prior to

the OAR banner due to "systemic manipulation" which supposedly existed across sports, including ice hockey

the IOC for putting the sport "at risk".They have taken no action against members of the Russian ice hockey


Nick Butler: IOC must do more to prevent the New Norm of referendum defeats

  • Inside the Blogs

Hidden away behind the dominant themes of Russian doping, Pan-Korean unity and formulating some sort of reaction to sexual abuse scandals, last week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session here marked another staging post in the attempt to boost the appeal of hosting the Olympic Games.

win referendums as they have to ensure "peace through sport" and for the unified Korean women’s ice hockey



Record crowds see German women and Austrian men claim Indoor Hockey World Cup wins

  • Hockey

The Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin played host to the biggest ever audience for an Indoor Hockey World

over defending champions Netherlands, appearing in their fifth successive final in this International Hockey

not done yet.Germany's women celebrate a 2-1 win over defending champions Netherlands in the Indoor Hockey


INAS celebrate record-breaking 2017 with more athletes than ever registered

  • Paralympics

The International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) are celebrating a record-breaking 2017 after more than 5,000 athletes registered to compete in all 14 INAS sports.

dramatic increase in numbers.They also believe that debut international competitions for equestrian, hockey


Two-time Olympic champion urges IPC to clear Russian men's Nordic skiers to compete at Pyeongchang 2018

  • Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympics

Russian double Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko has urged the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to correct an "injustice" by allowing the men's cross-country skiers and biathletes to compete at Pyeongchang 2018 next month.

curling - providing they adhere to the requirements outlined by the IPC.Men's Nordic skiers and ice hockey

players are the only Russians who are unable to secure a place on the NPA team.The Russian ice hockey

squad were not able to qualify in ice hockey due to the suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee