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Thomas Konietzko: 2022 is a bright year in a bright future for canoeing

  • Inside the Blogs

Fifty years ago the world saw for the first time canoe slalom on the Olympic programme. This year, our canoeing family will return to this historic venue in Augsburg to celebrate an auspicious anniversary when it hosts the 2022 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe and Extreme Slalom World Championships.

In March this year, the ICF Board will meet in Charlotte in the United States where we will discuss ways


Do not allow China to sportswash Beijing 2022, MP tells BBC

  • Beijing 2022

A Scottish Member of Parliament (MP) has urged the BBC to not allow the Chinese Government to use the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing as a propaganda tool by ensuring it reports on the alleged human rights abuses in the country in its coverage of the Games.

been dominated by concerns over China's human rights record and has led to countries, including the United

States and Britain, announcing a diplomatic boycott of the Games.Critics have argued its treatment of



Eight Tokyo 2020 silver medallists included in USA Softball World Games squad

  • Baseball and Softball

Eight Tokyo 2020 silver medallists have been included in USA Softball's squad for the upcoming Birmingham 2022 World Games later this year.

sports programme at three previous World Games, Santa Clara 1981, London 1985 and Cali 2013, with the United

States claiming gold in the first two competitions.After returning to the Olympic programme for the



Kawamura and Kingsbury triumph in first moguls World Cups of calendar year

  • Freestyle

Anri Kawamura took the lead of the women's Moguls World Cup standings after winning the first competition of 2022 at Tremblant in Canada.

’s Perrine Laffont finished in second place with a score of 81.43 points, while Tess Johnson of the United

States completed the podium after scoring 79.25 points.The World Cup leader heading into the round Jakara



Paralympic champions head World Para Snow Sports Championships line-up

  • Winter Paralympic Sports

Various Paralympic champions are on the entry list for the inaugural World Para Snow Sports Championships, which is scheduled to start tomorrow in Lillehammer in Norway after it was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Italy is another main contender in the sport.Oksana Masters and Kendall Gretsch hold hopes for the United

States in biathlon as two of the most dominant athletes in the sport.Competition is scheduled to run




USA Hockey picks first players for Beijing 2022 after NHL withdrawal

  • Ice Hockey

USA Hockey has reportedly invited the first 15 players to compete on its men's ice hockey team for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

players, six Americans playing overseas and one minor league player have been asked to play for the United

States at Beijing 2022, according to Daily Faceoff's Chris Peters and Frank Seravalli.USA Hockey has


Philip Barker: A century of Wembley Stadium sport

  • Inside the Blogs

One hundred years ago this week on a winter’s afternoon at Wembley in North London, a simple ceremony marked the beginning of work on what was to become one of the most famous sporting arenas in the world.

The 1923 FA Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was to be the first played at the

Britain beat Brazil in front of 70,000 fans, later eclipsed by 80,203 to see the United States beat Japan


Number six seed Hesham survives scare to reach Houston Open quarter-finals

  • Squash

Egypt's number six seed Mazen Hesham survived a scare against Switzerland's Nicolas Mueller to reach the quarter-finals of the Houston Open on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour.

Marwan ElShorbagy after he defeated Mexico's Cesar Salazar in straight games, 11-8, 11-7, 11-7.The United

States' home hopes were also dashed in today's action as Shahjahan Khan lost to England's Nathan Lake



Gu finishes second in women’s freeski slopestyle qualifying at Mammoth Mountain World Cup

  • Freestyle

freeski slopestyle and first in halfpipe qualifying at the latest World Cup at Mammoth Mountain in the United

States.

They were among the 10 athletes who progressed to tomorrow's final.In the men’s freeski halfpipe, the United

States occupied the top three places in qualifying from the first of two heats.David Wise led the standings

with Aaron Blunck in second on 85.00 and Birk Irving placing third with 83.66.Lyman Currier of the United

States topped the second heat with a score of 89.33, despite a crash on his second run.New Zealanders