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German goalball player Feistle hopeful of podium finish at Tokyo 2020

  • Goalball News

German goalball player Michael Feistle revealed he was hopeful of a podium finish at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

The 27-year-old represented Germany at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, with his team crashing out at the quarter-final

 In an interview with the International Paralympic Committee, Feistle suggested that Germany were

 Michael Feistle claimed Germany were the underdogs in the men's Paralympic goalball contest at

Germany have not earned a Paralympic medal in men's goalball since Arnhem 1980.

 They triumphed as West Germany, having also taken silver in Toronto in 1976.


Ticket sales for 2021 IIHF World Championships could begin in September

  • Ice Hockey

Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation Gennady Savilov is hopeful tickets will go on sale for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men’s World Championships in September.

Finland will be joined by 2019 runners-up in Canada in Group B in Riga, along with the United States, Germany


Tokyo 1964 decathlon champion dies at age of 80

  • Athletics

Germany's Olympic decathlon gold medallist Willi Holdorf has died at the age of 80.

Sports Hall of Fame.Among those to share their memories of the first Olympic decathlon champion from Germany



International Hockey Federation to resume Pro League season in September

  • Hockey

announced that the FIH Pro League will resume on September 22 with men's and women's matches between Germany

Germany will host both matches in Düsseldorf, with the men playing at 3.30pm and the women at 6pm.Both

countries were consulted before the revised calendar for the season was confirmed.After the clashes between Germany

 "So, Germany against Belgium will be the first game of the Pro League after a lot of months of


Exclusive: Bitter weightlifting dispute goes public as angry Austrian opts to compete for Bulgaria

  • Weightlifting

The best young male weightlifter in Austria will not compete for his homeland again after a serious breakdown in relations with his national federation.

national team he met his future wife Nazik, a former acrobat.Matthias Steiner won Olympic gold for Germany

switch before.Matthias Steiner, who competed for his native Austria until 2005, decided to compete for Germany


Invictus Games in Düsseldorf postponed to 2023 due to coronavirus

  • Paralympics

The 2022 Invictus Games in Düsseldorf will now be delayed by a year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, following the same decision for the 2020 edition.

middle of a pandemic, and the Invictus Games Foundation is grateful to the Organising Committee in Germany

present too.Peter Tauber, the Parliamentary state secretary to the Federal Ministry of Defence for Germany

This is why we chose 'A Home for Respect' as the motto for our Games in Germany."


FIL press spokesman decides not to extend his contract

  • Luge

Wolfgang Harder, the press spokesman of the International Luge Federation (FIL) has announced that he will not extend his contract at his own request after 24 years in the position.

pic.twitter.com/XANYbt3hVP— FIL Luge (@FIL_Luge) February 12, 2020Harder, who has been living in Lindau in Germany


FIVB President promises "safe and strong" return to beach volleyball

  • Volleyball

International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) President Ary Graça said the governing body is taking steps to ensure that safety comes first when beach volleyball returns.

people.Graça also talked about last year's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg in Germany



Sport and Rights Alliance urge Beijing 2022 to address human rights issues in sustainability plan

  • Beijing 2022

The Sport and Rights Alliance has urged the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Organising Committee to address the country's human rights issues in its sustainability plan.

portrayed in the media," said Sylvia Schenk, working group sport chair at Transparency International Germany

Alongside the World Players Association and Transparency International Germany, the Sport and Rights


Infantino says FIFA still chasing missing $10.3 million linked to German 2006 World Cup bid

  • Football

FIFA President Gianni Infantino says the organisation is still trying to get its money back despite a fraud trial over a CFH10 million (£8.3 million/$10.3 million/€9.5 million) payment in relation to the 2006 World Cup collapsing.

raised over the legitimacy of the 2006 World Cup bid, which was successful by just a one-vote margin as Germany


Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine World Ski Championships to remain in 2021

  • Alpine Skiing

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Council has confirmed that the 2021 Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo will remain in their original slot in the calendar. 

the FIS annulled those results five years later as every medal was won by an athlete from either Nazi Germany


Draw for women's European Handball Championship 2020 made

  • Handball

The draw for the Women's European Handball Federation (EHF) EURO 2020 tournament has taken place ahead of the Championship in December.

Co-hosts Norway will be in Group D with their group opponents from the 2018 competition, Romania and Germany


David Owen: No third chance - an oarsman's tale

  • Inside the Blogs

For the past couple of weeks, I have been immersed in the rowing scene of the 1950s and 1960s - a minority pursuit, no doubt, but the reasons should become plain to insidethegames readers very shortly.

coxswain Jim Beggs were unsuccessful, losing out in a second repechage of the coxed pairs event to Germany